As per the case facts a company's proposal to convert its land from leasehold to freehold was rejected by the state This led to a writ petition in the High ... Court which was then transferred to the Supreme Court The company had developed a mall on the land The reason for the appeal to the Supreme Court was to challenge the state's refusal to convert the land arguing that it should be allowed under existing policies The question arose whether the company was entitled to convert its leasehold land to freehold under the existing policies especially considering the project's private investment and the policy's intent for new developments Finally the Supreme Court dismissed the petition ruling that the policy did not apply to the land and the conversion could not be granted contrary to the lease terms

Read more