Allahabad HC Fines Lucknow Development Authority ₹50,000 for Illegal Eviction of Shop Owner

The Allahabad High Court fined the Lucknow Development Authority ₹50,000 for trespassing on a petitioner’s shop in Sahara Bazar, Gomti Nagar, without legal sanction, and ordered immediate restoration of possession.

The shop, leased to Sahara Group, was later sold to the petitioner after payment of transfer charges to LDA. Despite no cancellation of the sale deed, LDA issued an eviction notice.

The Court held the action violated Article 300-A, stating that dispossession without due legal process was unlawful.

The petitioner’s plea was allowed, and the Court directed LDA to act strictly within the law.

[Mohammad Zaimul Islam v State Of U.P]