Rajiv Hundlani and Others vs. Director General of Urban Development Authority and Others – sllr 2020 volume 2 page 413

The case between Rajiv Hundlani and Others (Plaintiffs) and the Director General of Urban Development Authority and Others (Defendants) addressed the legal validity of a Notice to Quit served under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act. The court examined whether alleged procedural defects—including failure to obtain Ministerial approval, identification issues with the property, and addressing the notice to a partnership—rendered the notice invalid. The application for a writ of certiorari was dismissed with costs, reaffirming the principle that technical or formal defects in administrative notices, absent substantive prejudice, do not necessitate judicial quashing. This position was grounded in relevant statutory provisions and judicial precedents, emphasizing the discretionary and