Sealing may be a temporary measure, but it cannot be permanent unless the law permits it. The Allahabad High Court has held that police cannot permanently seal property merely because they fear its owner may one day manufacture or sell illegal drugs there, setting aside an Agra trial court order that refused to release a […]
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a Single Judge’s order quashing the acquisition of land for a DRDO defence research facility, holding that a completed acquisition for a genuine public purpose cannot be annulled in its entirety for a procedural lapse. The Court held that private property rights, though real, must be harmonised with the State’s obligation to provide for national defence, and that compensation disputes are to be pursued through statutory remedies, not by quashing the acquisition.
