In Brief
Landowners challenged the State's rejection of their request to delete their land from an acquisition process, arguing it had remained unused since acquisition in 2006. The High Court dismissed their petition without hearing the State. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred by not affording proper procedure—notice, opportunity to respond, and examination of records—before dismissing a certiorari petition challenging an administrative order. The Court emphasized that where a prior High Court order had directed reconsideration, a second dismissal required deeper scrutiny. The appeal was partly allowed and the writ petition restored for fresh consideration with proper procedure.
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