Neelkanth Infratech Co vs The State Of Maharashtra Through The ... on 3 May, 2023
35. Now coming to the decisions as relied on behalf of the parties, Mr.
Tulzapurkar has relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in Hira Tikkoo
vs. Union Territory, Chandigarh & Ors. (supra). We find that the reliance on
such decision to be well-founded. The Supreme Court in such decision has
emphasized on the rule of reasonableness and fairness to be adhered by the
statutory authority, in the context of parties, who for no fault on their part were
deprived of original plots alloted to them, and in fact it is recognized that they
would be entitled to refund of the amount. The relevant observations in that
regard can be noted: