In Brief
The National Institute of Medical Sciences University (NIMS) encroached on government land (Khasra No. 526) in Jaipur's Ramgarh catchment area and made massive unauthorized constructions, claiming the silence of authorities on its allotment requests meant consent. The Supreme Court upheld demolition orders, holding that government silence does not grant land rights, and unauthorized construction must be demolished regardless of the structure's scale. The Court prioritized restoring Ramgarh Lake's water supply to the drought-affected city over NIMS's commercial interests. The petition was dismissed with orders to demolish the construction at NIMS's cost by 30 November 2017.
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