Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment ex parte Ostler: CA 1977

The six week period during which a challenge must be made to a compulsory purchase is not capable of extension under the rules of court. The legislative intention is that questions as to the invalidity may be raised on the specified grounds in the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, but that otherwise the jurisdiction of the court is excluded in the interests of certainty.

Citations:

[1977] 1 QB 122

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Administrative, Planning

Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.222185