Decided on 5 November 1993, this judgment held statutory development authorities answerable as 'service' providers under the Consumer Protection Act, with no sovereign-function immunity, and authorised compensation for harassment recovered from the salaries of erring officers.
On 19 April 2024, a two-judge bench restated the narrow scope of the Order XLVII review jurisdiction, protected reserved forest land against a private title claim, and imposed ₹5 lakh costs recoverable from the officers who filed collusive affidavits.