In Brief
A sugar corporation leased land from the plaintiff in 1976 for use as a vehicle parking facility for sugarcane transport. After the U.P. Sugar Undertakings (Acquisition) Act 1971 vested the sugar mill in the government, a dispute arose whether the full land or only the leasehold interest vested. The Supreme Court held that the entire land vested in the government because all lands held or occupied for factory purposes are part of the 'scheduled undertaking', not merely leasehold interests. The words 'including any leasehold interest' clarified inclusion of leased lands, not limitation to leasehold only. Appeals were dismissed."
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