The Allahabad High Court has imposed a Rs 20 lakh cost on the Rae Bareli district authority for illegally demolishing a property without providing the petitioner a hearing. Justice Alok Mathur described the situation as a "very sorry state of affairs," emphasizing the infringement of property rights. The court ordered the restoration of vacant land possession to the petitioner and initiated an inquiry against the officials responsible for the demolition, highlighting a lack of due process.