No Plea of Estoppel Against Government in Exercise of Sovereign, Legislative or Executive Power: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that a plea of estoppel cannot be maintained against the Government when it exercises its legislative, sovereign, or executive functions.

The ruling came in a case where land allottees in Dadra and Nagar Haveli argued that their Alwara lands could not be forfeited for failing to cultivate them.

The Court rejected this claim, holding that the allotments were conditional tenures. Since the allottees failed to meet the conditions, they were not entitled to retain the land or claim compensation.

[Divyagnakumari Harisinh Parmar and Ors. v Union of India and Ors.]