Shanmugam Sivarajah and Sivarajah Sarojini Devi vs. Officer in Charge, Terrorist Investigation Division, et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO.15/2010-2017

In the case between Shanmugam Sivarajah and Sivarajah Sarojini Devi (petitioners, property owners) and various police officials and government officers (respondents), the Supreme Court addressed whether an order under Regulation 7(1) of the Emergency (Proscription of the LTTE) Regulations, which resulted in the forfeiture of the petitioners’ property, complied with the rules of natural justice and constitutional safeguards. The court determined that the forfeiture order was issued without proper inquiry and without providing the petitioners an opportunity to be heard, amounting to a violation of their fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The holding emphasized due process requirements, quashed the forfeiture order, and mandated the return of property and compensation