APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY, AHMEDABAD vs HINDUMAL BALMUKAND INVT. CO.PVT.LTD. — C.A. No. 3116/1997

Case Summary: C.A. No. 003116/1997 The Supreme Court dismissed the Appropriate Authority, Ahmedabad's civil appeal against Hindumal Balmukand Investment Co. Pvt. Ltd. The court found that the Appropriate Authority's order lacked proper reasoning, as it based its decision on FSI (Floor Space Index) calculations without explaining what the FSI was or how it was calculated. The court emphasized that a "speaking order must speak for itself" and cannot rely on external references like show-cause notices. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.