In Brief
A registered educational trust sought allotment of government land reserved for a primary school. The High Court dismissed its writ petition, ruling it never formally applied for a primary school. The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal but also quashed the allotment to a rival organization (Nasheman Society), finding it equally invalid as it was based on a simple representation rather than the prescribed formal application process. The Court held that land reserved for primary schools must follow statutory procedures. It allocated the land to the municipal corporation (BMC) to establish a primary school serving the locality's public interest, after compliance with legal and policy requirements.
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