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Jayalalithaa's petition dismissed

Legal Correspondent

HYDERABAD: The writ petition filed by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, challenging the action of the revenue authorities in initiating proceedings against her for occupation of assigned lands was dismissed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court here on Friday.

Justice V.V.S. Rao of the High Court delivered a detailed order while dismissing her petition. The tahsildar of Qutbullapur had issued notices to Ms. Jayalalithaa saying she was in occupation of 8.4 acres of land originally assigned to the landless poor.

After receiving two notices and deputing her lawyer to a hearing conducted by the tahsildar, Ms. Jayalalithaa filed the writ petition complaining of political vendetta. She submitted that the purchase was bonafide and alleged mutation in revenue records.

Justice Rao said the questions of bondafide purchase from the landless poor or the assignment being given without a pre-condition that it shall not be alienated were to be ascertained after due inquiry before the competent authority. The extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 could not be invoked at this stage.

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