In Brief
The Supreme Court quashed the allotment of government land to Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society in Maharashtra, finding it violated statutory procedures and eligibility criteria. The society had applied for one plot but was allotted a different one; its membership composition changed thrice to artificially meet eligibility requirements; and no written reasons were provided for discretionary allotment as mandated. The Court held that land, being a precious public resource, requires transparency—multiple plots were available, necessitating a public draw after press notification rather than discretionary allotment. The State's procedure was arbitrary and nepotistic.
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