Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 86 · Decided 8 February 2013
The Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority & ANR. v. Brijesh Reddy & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 86 · [2013] 1 S.C.R. 853
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1051/2013
- Decided
- 8 February 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 9; Constitution Article 226; Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
A B Code of Civil Procedure, 1908- s. 9 - Jurisdiction of civil court - To adjudicate on the dispute contemplated under C Land Acquisition Act - Land acquired by Development Authority - Subsequently purchased from the original owner - Suit by the purchaser for the Authority - Trial Court held that suit was not maintainable - High Court remanding the matter to trial court to adjudicate D the suit on merits - On appeal, held: Civil court is devoid of jurisdiction to give declaration or grant injunction on the invalidity of the procedure contemplated
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