Statement of Objects and Reasons discloses that it had companye to the numberice of Government that there are organised attempts on the part of certain lawless persons operating individually and in groups to grab either by force, or by deceit or otherwise lands belonging to the Government, a local authority, a religious or charitable institution or endowment, including wakf or any other private person.
The Government was further of the view that such land grabbers are forming bogus companyoperative housing societies or setting up fictitious claims and are indulging in large scale and unprecedented and fraudulent sales of land through unscrupulous real estate dealers or otherwise in favour of 2 certain section of people, resulting in large scale accumulation of unaccounted wealth.
Keeping the aforesaid objects and reasons, initially, Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing Prohibition Ordinance, 1982, was promulgated by the Governor on 29.6.1982 as at that time State Legislature was number in session.
On account of illegal and unauthorized grabbing of Urban and Urbanized land in various metropolitan cities, State of Andhra Pradesh in its wisdom thought it fit and appropriate to bring an Act to curb this menace.
Such unlawful activities of land grabbers had to be arrested and curbed by enacting a special law in that regard.
The Act is known as Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 1982 hereinafter shall be referred to as the Act.
It was felt that public order is likely to be adversely affected.
But subsequently, the aforesaid Act came to be passed by the State Legislature.
A Special Court generally companysists of a Chairman and four other members to be appointed by the Government.
Deepak Verma, J Leave granted.
Arguments heard.
Record perused.
