Government Cannot Act Contrary to Its Own Policy; Naming of Rajasthan Villages After Individuals Quashed: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the State Government of Rajasthan acted unlawfully by naming newly created revenue villages after private individuals, in violation of its own binding government policy. The Court restored the order of a Single Judge of the Rajasthan High Court which had quashed such village names, holding that the State cannot act contrary to its declared policy. The judgment was delivered by a Bench…