PADMA Vs. HIRALAL MOTILAL DESARDA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted in SLP(C) Nos. 19687, 20512, 20666, 20753 of 2000 and 4606 and 21825 of 2001.

(2.) In these appeals by grant of special leave the judgment of High Court of Bombay, Auranga-bad Bench in Writ Petition No. 2338 of 1999 is under challenge. A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the High Court challenging the procedure adopted by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CIDCO) for disposal of the land by bulk sale. CIDCO is a company registered under the Companies Act and is a Government company under Section 617 of the Companies Act. The Government of Maharashtra incorporated the aforesaid company with several objectives and the main objectives being:

(3.) The CIDCO was declared as special planning authority for Aurangabad notified area under sub-section 3(A) of Section 113 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. The State of Maharashtra aquired huge land for CIDCO in villages Mukundwadi, Garkheda, Harsul, Hatesing-pura, Jaswantsingpura, Bayaji-pura, Jadhavwadi, Murtizapur, Mastanpur etc. which are all located in the outskirts of Aurangabad Municipal limits.