Sriharikota Rocket Station Evacuees Hold Government-Assignee Land Under GO, Cannot Claim Absolute Ownership Based on Subsequent Memo: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified the legal status of lands allotted to families displaced due to the establishment of the Sriharikota Rocket Launching Station. The Court ruled that the beneficiaries of the rehabilitation scheme were only assignees of government land and did not become absolute owners of the property. Therefore, the State Government was legally entitled to resume the land for a public purpose subject to payment of…