Disposed
Penmastha Venkataraju v. State of Ap
Andhra Pradesh HCWP/618/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Holding that a notice styled as such but functioning as an order directing removal of aquaculture bores violates natural justice without a hearing, the Court allowed petitioners two weeks to submit an explanation. It directed the respondent authority to grant a personal hearing and pass an order within three weeks, freezing coercive action pending.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners given liberty to treat proceedings as show-cause notice; respondent directed to afford personal hearing and pass order within three weeks; coercive action stayed.