MANGILAL CHANDANMALJI SHAH (D) TH.LRS. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. HOME AFAIRS SECRETARY — C.A. No. 1487/2006
Case under 3102_3Jj-land Laws, Agricultural Tenancy, Land Revenue : Three Judge Matter Section III. Status: DISPOSED.
CNR: SCIN010182732005
Filing Date
24-Aug-2005
Registration No
C.A. No. 1487/2006
Diary Number
18273/2005
Order Date
24-Sep-2025
Document Type
Judgement - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Data as of 30-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
MANGILAL CHANDANMALJI SHAH (D) TH.LRS.
Adv. RAHUL JAIN
Respondent(s)
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. HOME AFAIRS SECRETARY
Adv. DEVENDRA SINGH MEHRA
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH
Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week
Fixed Date by Court
Fixed Date by Court
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| Date | Purpose |
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| 24-Sep-2025 | Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week |
| 22-Jul-2025 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 21-May-2025 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 19-May-2025 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 15-May-2025 | Fixed Date by Court |
Orders in this case
Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters
Lead case: C.A. No. 1479/2006
Summary of C.A. No. 001487/2006 (Mangilal Chandanmalji Shah v. Union of India) Decision: The Supreme Court of India upheld the High Court's judgment, dismissing all appeals. The land rescission orders dated 30.04.1974 were found valid and legally sustainable. Key Reasoning: The Court ruled that Article 12 of the Organic Agraria (OA) governing land grants in Dadra and Nagar Haveli is the applicable law. The Collector properly invoked this provision to rescind land grants when grantees failed to cultivate lands according to mandatory conditions. The Court rejected all pleas of waiver, acquiescence, delay, and impossibility, holding that statutory obligations rooted in public interest cannot be waived. The 1971 Land Reforms Regulation's savings clause did not invalidate proceedings initiated under the prior regime. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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