Question

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Principle: The Constitution of India guarantees the Right to Equality to all persons and embodies the principle of non-discrimination. It provides protection to persons from arbitrary state action. State and private individuals are not however placed on the same footing under some circumstances.
Facts: The Madhya Pradesh government was in possession of 250 acres of land which had been let out to four different businessmen. The rate of rent applied on these businessmen for the land was raised by the government to a rate higher than that applicable on other individual property owners under the state under the Rent Control Act. The Government was exempted from the application of the Act.

Assuming that the government was in fact covered under the Act, as a judge your decision would be:

विकल्प

• To accept the claims of the businessmen owing to arbitrary action of raising the rent by the government.

• To accept the claims of the businessmen regardless of the financial loss caused to the businessmen.

• To reject the claims of the businessmen as government property is considered to be different from the individual property.

• To reject the claims of the businessmen for the financial necessity of the Madhya Pradesh government.

Answer 1

To accept the claims of the businessmen owing to arbitrary action of raising the rent by the government.
If the law does not exempt the government from the application of the act, the claim of he businessmen would succeed as they would stand on the same footing as the government.