https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197959 Mere absence of lawful title or entitlement to possession does not by itself amount to land grabbing under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982; the statutory definition requires possession taken with the intention of illegally taking land. The Court found no material to show that the appellant knowingly created a false power of attorney or otherwise entered possession with the requisite mens rea. Circumstances such as prior public notice before purchase, payment of consideration, and the surrounding record were insufficient to establish land-grabber status. The adverse orders were therefore unsustainable. en-us Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:05:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197959 Mere absence of lawful title or entitlement to possession does not by itself amount to land grabbing under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982; the statutory definition requires possession taken with the intention of illegally taking land. The Court found no material to show that the appellant knowingly created a false power of attorney or otherwise entered possession with the requisite mens rea. Circumstances such as prior public notice before purchase, payment of consideration, and the surrounding record were insufficient to establish land-grabber status. The adverse orders were therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197959