GR.NOIDA INDUSL.DEVT.AUTH. vs RADHAY SHYAM YADAV . — SLP(C) No. 16507/2011

Summary: SLP(C) No. 016507/2011 - GNOIDA v. Radhay Shyam Yadav Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed all special leave petitions filed by Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNOIDA) and upheld the High Court's decision quashing the land acquisition of 156.903 hectares in village Shahberi. The Court found the acquisition was a colourable exercise of power—land was ostensibly acquired for planned industrial development but actually meant to benefit builders through residential complex construction. Key Findings: The State invoked urgency provisions (Section 17) without valid justification, bypassed mandatory public hearings (Section 5A), and simultaneously changed land use from industrial to residential before official approval, allotting 90+ hectares to builders at Rs.10,000/sq.m after acquiring at Rs.850/sq.m. The Court imposed Rs.10 lakh costs on GNOIDA and clarified that flat-buyers are entitled to refunds with interest from builders. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.