Thursday, July 7, 2011

Supreme Court upholds Allahabad HC order, asks govt to return land to Greater Noida farmers - The Times of India

Supreme Court upholds Allahabad HC order, asks govt to return land to Greater Noida farmers - The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the Allahabad high court order quashing the acquisition of land in Greater Noida as well as transfer of the land to 7 builders.

The Supreme Court also imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on the Greater Noida Industrial Authority(GNIDA) for nexus with the builders and directed it to hand over the land to the villagers and farmers.

"GNIDA allotted the land to builders in complete violation for which the land was acquired," a bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly said.

The bench said even before the government approved the use of land from industrial to residential purposes, the authority allotted the land to some builders.

The Supreme Court of India said that Greater Noida Authority was in collusion with builders to acquire the land first for public purpose and then in brazen violation of law transfer it to builders.

The court said it will give detailed reasoning for arriving at this judgement later.

The Supreme Court passed its order on a petition filed by GNIDA and real estate developers and builders, including Supertech and Amrapali, challenging the high court order which had quashed the notifications for land acquisition in Greater Noida adjoining the national capital.

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