STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH Vs. K MOHAN LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) On 29/6/1982, the State of A. P. promulgated the Andhra Pradesh Land-Grabbing (Prohibition) Ordinance, 1982. It was subsequently replaced by the A. P. Land-Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982. The Act has since been amended twice - once by the A. P. Act 16 of 1987 and again by the A. P. Act 6 of 1988.

(3.) In 1996, a practising advocate filed a writ petition before the Andhra Pradesh High court challenging the constitutional validity of the Andhra Pradesh Land-Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982. One N. Venkatesh also addressed a letter to the chief justice of the A. P. High court with a press clipping relating to the appointments to the Special court constituted under the A. P. Land-Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, which was treated as a writ petition. Both these petitions were heard together. By the impugned judgment, the A. P. High court gave certain directions which can be summarised as follows: