and trust with which they have given the money to the buildersthe scheme of the government is to promote the real estate for which land had been acquired even poor farmers have not been paid the compensation the land allotted at throw away prices of 10 per cent the allotment premium has not been paid and in an illegal manner plots have been allotted on huge amount by builders is another fraud in collusion with authorities it notedin our opinion if the real estate business has to survive in india it has to be answerable to the public and has necessarily to uphold the trust reposed in builders promoters the bench saidthe public trust doctrine imposes on the state and its functionaries a mandate to take affirmative action for effective management and the citizens are empowered to question its ineffectiveness it saidthe land of the farmers had been acquired for the purpose of housing and infrastructure needs by the state government and handed over to the concerned authorities for construction they are bound to ensure that builders act in accordance with the objective behind the acquisition of land and the conditions on which allotment had been made it saidthe bench said it is the duty of concerned officials to not only ensure that rights of home buyers are protected but also the interests of the authorities and bankersaffirmative action was clearly enjoined upon them not only under the statutory provisions of various enactments but also under the public trust doctrine that has evolved over the years by this court the bench saidthe top court delivered its judgment on a batch of pleas filed by the home buyers of amrapali group seeking possession of around 42000 flats booked in various projects of the realtor in noida and greater noida watch sc cancels amrapalis registration asks nbcc to take over pending projects