https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176046 The Special Court under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 can award compensation for wrongful past possession and direct restoration of grabbed land, but it cannot legitimise continued illegal possession by allowing the grabber to retain the land on payment of market value. Questions whether grabbed land is needed for public purpose remain for the competent Government, not the Tribunal or Special Court. The statutory scheme therefore permits compensation and redelivery of land, not substitution of restoration with retention, and excludes adjudication of public purpose by the land-grab forums. en-us Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176046 The Special Court under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 can award compensation for wrongful past possession and direct restoration of grabbed land, but it cannot legitimise continued illegal possession by allowing the grabber to retain the land on payment of market value. Questions whether grabbed land is needed for public purpose remain for the competent Government, not the Tribunal or Special Court. The statutory scheme therefore permits compensation and redelivery of land, not substitution of restoration with retention, and excludes adjudication of public purpose by the land-grab forums. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176046