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Revenue Standing Order 26(15) cannot convert patta land to government property without due process, the Madras HC held, quashing the Section 6 notice under the TN Land Encroachments Act. The court awarded ₹10,000 costs and ordered compensation for 100 felled trees.
Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes an eviction notice issued under the Land Encroachment Act, 1905, for predating the notice to deny the petitioner's statutory appeal period. The ruling reinforces that procedural fairness is mandatory in government eviction proceedings, impacting landowners facing abrupt dispossession.
Madras High Court holds that civil courts lack jurisdiction to entertain suits for injunction where statutory notices under Sections 6 and 7 of the Land Encroachment Act, 1905, are pending. Suppression of such notices by the plaintiff constitutes abuse of process, invoking the doctrine of unclean hands and barring civil court intervention.
Madras High Court ruled that a writ petition challenging an eviction notice under Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act is not maintainable without first exhausting the statutory appeal under Section 10. The court also held that commercial use of grama natham land is illegal, reinforcing the state's authority over such lands.
The Telangana High Court ruled that notices under the Land Encroachment Act, 1905, must clearly specify the extent of encroachment and the legal basis for government claims. Vague notices violate constitutional rights under Article 14 (equality) and Article 21 (fair procedure), entitling affected parties to interim relief. This judgment reinforces natural justice principles for landowners facing arbitrary administrative actions.