A public-purpose objective must be balanced with individual rights

The State wanted the plot to facilitate IIT Patna. The institution’s needs were treated as important public considerations. The allottee had obtained the plot through the announced process. It had paid the price and undertaken expenditure. The Court considered the legal and equitable dimensions of the dispute. Public benefit did not permit disregard of statutory limits. The final order reserved the plot exclusively for educational purposes. The judgment balanced the intended public use with lawful relief. Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority & Ors. v. M/s Scope Sales Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. | 2026 INSC 89