Kunisetti Appa Rao, v. State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
In Writ Petition No.861 of 2020, the petitioner sought a declaration that threatening dispossession without due process was illegal. The High Court, recording the Government Pleader's assurance to follow due process, disposed of the petition. The Court directed the respondents not to take coercive steps until prior notice and a personal hearing are given, if dispossession is proposed.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed that respondents must strictly adhere to due process with prior notice and personal hearing before taking any coercive steps to dispossess him from the land.