IN PUBLIC PURPOSE SCHEMES, THE AUTHORITY SHOULD BE PROVIDED THE STATUTORY TIME ALLOTMENT FOR COMPLETING CERTAIN TASKS: THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA The issue in the appeal filed by the Indore Development Authority against the judgement and order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court was whether the High Court was justified in quashing the entire Scheme No. 97 (a residential scheme providing for other connected land uses) on the basis that it had lapsed under Section 54 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Niveshyam, 1973. The court cited Rule 19 of the M.P. Nagar Tatha Gran Nivesh Niyam, 1975 in conjunction with Section 56 of the Act and stated that when the Statute requires certain things to be done within the timeframe specified in the Act, the Authority must be given such time, especially when dealing with a scheme formulated for the entire area and the public good. The Supreme Court set aside the impugned judgement. With a team of Litigation experts, Reddy & Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in numerous matters before various forums.