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Definition :

Amenity, the expression 'amenity' as defined in Rule 2(b) of the Rules is wider than 'development works', DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust v. State of Haryana, (2003) 5 SCC 622 (634): AIR 2003 SC 1648. [Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Rules 1976, R. 2(b)]

Amenity, includes roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public building, horticulture, landscaping and any other public utility service, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh v. Shantikunj Investment Pvt. Ltd., AIR 2006 SC 1270. [Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 2006]

Construction of schools, hospitals, community centres, community buildings falls within the meaning of amenity, DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust v. State of Haryana, (2003) 5 SCC 622.

Means something tangible or intangible that increase the enjoyment of real property, such as location, view, landscaping, security, or access to recreational facilities, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 81