Should the Slum Authority Issue Individual Notices to All Owners and Occupiers of Immovable Property Before Declaring an Area as a Slum Area?

[Educator]

The short point which really falls for consideration in the present Writ Petition is whether publication of a Notification issued under Section 4 of the Slums Act in the Official Gazette is adequate compliance with Section 4 of the Slums Act and the Rules framed thereunder. The answer to this question is an emphatic no. {Para 20}21. Section 4 of the Slums Act provides that the Competent Authority