India, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court has set aside a Gujarat government order directing recovery of 108 hectares of gauchar (grazing) land allotted to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd in Mundra, holding that the process was vitiated by a clear violation of the principles of natural justice.

A bench of justices JK Maheshwari and Atul Chandurkar ruled that the state's July 4, 2024 order resuming the land, as well as the Gujarat High Court's subsequent directions to implement that decision, were passed without granting an opportunity of hearing to the affected allottee.

"The order dated 04.07.2024 passed by the state which is in violation of the principles of natural justice is liable to be quashed with liberty to pass afresh order...