In a judgement with far reaching implications, Justice SV Bhatt of AP High Court on Wednesday set aside the action of the revenue authorities of Chittoor District in resuming land from locals for the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) being promoted by Sri City Private Limited.
The judge allowed a writ petition filed by N Sakkubayamma and 29 others questioning the action of the state authorities in resuming their land without taking recourse to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act.
Justice Bhatt, in his order, traced the background of the land owners who were assigned the land in question after they were displaced for establishing the rocket launching station at Sriharikota. With the state once again taking away their lands, Justice Bhatt was critical of how the authorities went about dispossessing the citizens of their property. "If the executive instructions or authority is to deprive property in this objectionable manner, I am afraid that any officer with his insignia and its authority will deprive property in a way not known to law. Such action negate rule of law," the judge said and set up a new calendar of dates for the authorities to follow under the Land Acquisition Act and said that the compensation payable should be determined expeditiously in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act.
Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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