Supreme Court of India

M/s Mahalaxmi Motors Ltd. v. Mandal Revenue Officer and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 10 S.C.R. 964
Bench S.B. Sinha and H.S. Bedi JJ.
Decided 10 October 2007

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We are of the view that the term "grab" is used in the Act in both its narrow as well as broad meanings.

Judgment, page 21

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Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982: ss. 2(e),4 and 8(1)-Landgrabbing-Suit lands vested in State Government-Application for occupancy certificate by a person claiming himself as lnamdar of suit lands rejected-The said person sold the suit land-Vendee raised constructions thereon-His application for regularization rejected-Meanwhile application u/s 8(1) filed by State Government, allowed by Special Court-Order affirmed by High Court-HELD: Definition of 'land grabber' is not restricted to party to proceedings but also includes his predecessor-in-interest­ Only because a person

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