STATE OF UTTARANCHAL NOW UTTARAKHAND vs MURARI LAL — SLP(C) No. 13267 - 13268/2009

Summary: State of Uttarakhand v. Murari Lal (SLP 13267-13268/2009) On 4 January 2013, the Supreme Court dismissed the State's special leave petitions challenging the Uttarakhand High Court's 2006 and 2008 orders that allowed Murari Lal's writ petition. The Court found the case concerned the repeal of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, and held that Section 4 of the Act applied, which abates proceedings when the State fails to take possession of lands. Since Murari Lal remained in possession of the properties even after the Act's enactment, the Court found no substance in the petitions and dismissed them. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.