Supreme Court of India

M/s. Gobind Pershad Jagdish Pershad v. New Delhi Municipal Committee

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Bench Kuldip Singh, V. Ramaswami and K. Ramaswamy JJ.
Decided 14 July 1993

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What the Court ordered

We hold that when a "street" is declared as 'public street' the owner, of the property comprising the said "street", has not right to claim compensation.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Punjab Municipal Act, 1911-Section 3(13)(a) and 17(4)-''Street'L Municipal Committee declaring verandahs in front of shops as 'public streets'-Validity of Words & Phrases-"Streets" and ''Public Streets''-c-Meaning in the con­ text of Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, Sections 3(13)(a) and 17(4). c The appellant-plaintiff omied a shop premises with a verandah in front adjoining the verandahs of other shops in row. This made a con­ tinuous passage for the convenience of customers, and was used for passing and repassing by tbe members of the public.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 mentioned

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