SC slams state govts for misusing Land Acquisition Act

The Supreme Court has slammed governments for misusing provisions of Land Acqusition Act to divest farmers of their prime agricultural land and giving it to builders. Questioning the building of hotels, malls and commercial complexes on land acquired for "public purpose", a Bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly yesterday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order quashing the notifications for land acquisition in the area adjoining the national capital.

The Bench observed that a sinister campaign has been launched by various state governments to take advantage of the law against the poor people for taking away the land and giving it to builders where multiplexes, malls, posh residential complexes are developed which are beyond the reach of common men. The Bench questioned the change in land use by Uttar Pradesh government in Greater Noida and said, that was not the plan for which the land was acquired.

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S.P. Singh

Wrote on 12 July 2011

Khudo to judiciary to do the justice to the poor faarmers. The politicians has taaken evry thing granted for their benefits and looting the nation with folded hand. Really it is only the judiciary who is taking suo moto action in some of cases. The whole the nation is proud of our judiciary....May God grant more visionary power to politician to enable them to learn from judiciary to make India a nation of credibility.....Mera Desh Mahaan

Valerian Menezes

Wrote on 10 July 2011

It is one thing to acquire land for essential industries and quite another to put up five star hotels shopping malls and residential flats. State governments are very active in this activity in the name of development. Displacement of farmers and small land holders in order to allot land to big builders is nothing but organized form of corruption made under cover of law. Such thing should be exposed by the media shall be punishable under law. Hope SC will oversea such further steps required to safeguard the interest of the common man.

saharaaj

Wrote on 09 July 2011

Land grab by politicians why they do not land injaisalmeir of Kucth to builders to develop Acquiring lanr at 20 Per sq mt and selling at 20 k per meter is clear cut Government sponsored robbery by vested politicians

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