Supreme Court: Statutory body cannot invoke Article 131 jurisdiction
The case concerns a dispute where the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) claimed that Union of India and defence officers were interfering with the possession of plots allotted by LDA, and the Supreme Court reviewed the High Court's dismissal of LDA's writ petition on the grounds that it was a Centre-State dispute.
Petitioner/Appellant: Lucknow Development Authority; Respondents: Union of India, GOC-in-C Central Command, Station Commander Cantonment Lucknow, Swarg Ashram Shakari Awas Samiti Limited, and State of Uttar Pradesh; Bench: Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu.
- Leave granted and delay condoned.
- Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in characterizing the dispute as one between the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Union of India, noting that LDA is a statutory body and not a 'State' under Article 131.
- The impugned High Court order dated 19th September, 2023, was set aside.
- The civil appeal was allowed.
- The writ petition was remitted to the High Court for a fresh decision.
- The High Court was requested to decide the matter expeditiously.
- Any pending applications were closed.
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| Official title | Statutory Authority Cannot Invoke Article 131; It Confined To Centre-State Disputes : Supreme Court |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | Civil Appeal No. 11201 of 2026Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 864Click here to read the judgmen |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | 2026-08-21 |
| Documents | 1 |