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Manesar Land scam: Stay orders cease to operate after January 27: HC

The bench was hearing a clutch of petitions, including one from former home secretary Rajeev Arora, who had challenged his summoning order by a Panchkula court in December 2020

The HC bench of justice Manjari Nehru Kaul while fixing January 27 as the next date for hearing of petitions filed in 2020 made it clear that “interim order shall cease to be in operation after the adjourned date ” (File)

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Updated on Jan 11, 2025 07:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Gautam Budh Nagar farmers secure key assurances from Uttar Pradesh CM

They delegation presented a comprehensive list of grievances to the chief minister, emphasising the need for policy changes and swift administrative action to resolve their concerns

Representatives from the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad, All India Kisan Sabha, and Kisan Ekta Sangh met Adityanath in Lucknow on Monday to discuss their long-standing issues. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 07, 2025 07:02 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Dadupur Nalvi irrigation scheme: Haryana move to return 1K acres suffers setback after HC order

Denotification of land acquired by the state government for public purposes means that the land will be returned to the original landowners after recovering the compensation amount paid to them for acquisition.

A portion of the canal on which work had started. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 04, 2025 06:28 AM IST

ByHitender Rao

HC enhances compensation to A H Wadia Trust for land acquisition for airport

The Bombay High Court has increased A H Wadia Trust's compensation for land acquisition near CSMIA from ₹74 to ₹169 per sq m, citing fair market value.

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Updated on Dec 15, 2024 05:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Gautam Budh Nagar: Farmers seek admin permission to meet jailed leaders

Farmers highlighted the spike in unrest in the region following arrests of farmers, including prominent leaders like Sukhveer Khalifa and Rupesh Verma, detained recently during protests

Urging the administration and the government to halt arrests, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha stressed that farmers’ protests in Gautam Budh Nagar should not be linked to other national movements but as region specific issues. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 10, 2024 06:28 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers’ Union are supporting the SKM’s bandh call. During the day, farmers held demonstrations at many places across Punjab under the banner of the SKM.

Members of the trade union and Saunkat Kisan Morcha during a protest in Bathinda on Friday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chandigarh/jalandhar/bathinda/amritsar

HC raps Himachal govt for ‘wrongfully’ acquiring land

The court directed the government to either acquire land in accordance with the law within six months or hand over the possession back to the owners

The court observed that the case is an example of forcible dispossession of a person from his private property without following the process of law (iStock)

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Updated on Oct 11, 2023 05:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Land acquisition for varsity illegal, says SC

The court dismissed separate appeals filed by the Anil Agarwal foundation and the Odisha government with a cost of ₹5 lakh to be paid by the foundation in two weeks.

The high court had detailed out every single illegality that went into the case right from the initiation of acquisition at the instance of Vedanta foundation in April 2006. (PTI)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:13 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

Rehabilitation scheme for Jewar airport’s phase 2 finalised

The R&R scheme has been approved by the Meerut zone commissioner on March 13 and has now been sent to the state for issuing notification under Section 19, inviting objections

At the Noida International Airport construction site in March. (PTI)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2023 11:53 PM IST

BySnehil Sinha, Noida

Manesar land scam:ED questions Haryana government silence on 268 acres

The agency said that under the garb of ‘change of beneficial ownership’, transferees had accrued undue benefits

The ED also sought directions for HSIIDC to confirm the exact area of land released after the Section 6 notification since the corporation mentions 70.49 acres of released land in its affidavit.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2020 01:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | ByHitender Rao, Chandigarh

GMADA issues notice under section 19 of Land Acquisition Act to acquire 737 acres for Aerotropolis

In the first phase, land for the project, an extension of Aerocity, will be acquired in Chau Majra, Saini Majra, Patton, Manauli, Siaun and Matran of Mohali district

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Published on Aug 30, 2020 09:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mohali | ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Land acquisition for Ferozepur road:Panel formed to look into compensation awarded to minister Rana Sodhi family

The matter is six-decade-old and goes back to 1962.

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Published on Mar 14, 2020 10:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | ByGagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar

Supreme Court verdict in land acquisition case today

The judgement by the five-judge bench will impact various land acquisitions made by different governments.

The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will look at the controversy around its previous judgements.(Sunil Saxena/HT File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2020 09:11 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMurali Krishnan

Odisha rehabilitation policy revision to increase one-time assistance next week

The revision is in line with the understanding that the CPI is a better indicator of inflation that affects an average household.

Odisha government is planning to revise the rehabilitation policy to increase the monetary relief given to the affected.(PTI Photo)

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Updated on Jan 15, 2020 07:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | ByDebabrata Mohanty

The worrying trend of the government souring the social contract | Opinion

With increasing State control, the rights of citizens are being neglected. The government must now introspect

The National Register of Citizens is a state activity that provided no visible benefits at great personal cost to citizens. The haphazard manner in which the documentation was processed, with vast differences between the first two drafts and the final list, was criticised by all, regardless of political affiliation(AP)

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Updated on Oct 20, 2019 08:29 PM IST

ByAbhishek Singhvi and Muhammad Khan

Justice Mishra refuses to recuse from land acquisition case

“I will be the first person to sacrifice if the integrity of the institution is at stake,’’ said Mishra, who is heading the five-judge bench, while referring to certain social media posts and articles

Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra on Tuesday took exception to a social media campaign and articles seeking his recusal from a Constitution bench hearing a batch of pleas challenging the validity of provisions related to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act.(HT Image)

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Updated on Oct 16, 2019 04:10 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Greater Mohali authority begins process to acquire land for Aerotropolis township

The project is an extension of Aerocity and will comprise both residential and commercial spaces

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Published on Sep 16, 2019 12:38 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Haryana farmers seek return of 162 acres of land

The HSIIDC had acquired 162 acres of the three villages to expand the IMT Manesar Township between 2005 and 2007, despite protests by the landowners.

The high court rejected the farmers’ plea.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 22, 2019 04:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Gurugram | ByDhananjay Jha

Two killed in protests at Vedanta’s Odisha refinery

According to the police, agitators from three local villages were staging a sit-in outside the Vedanta refinery’s main gate to demand the reinstatement of a villager who was fired two days ago.

The villager who died in the OISF lathicharge has been identified as 45-year old Dani Patra, a contractual worker with Vedanta, while the OISF guard killed was Havildar Major Sujit Kumar Minz.(AFP)

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Published on Mar 18, 2019 11:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | ByDebabrata Mohanty

Chhattisgarh to return tribal land acquired for Tata Steel in Bastar

The Congress party had promised in its Chhattisgarh manifesto that since the land acquired for Tata Steel in Bastar is lying idle for more than five years it would be returned to the tribals as per Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013, if they come to power.

The Chhattisgarh government issued a press release on Monday stating that chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has issued directions to the concerned department and the process of returning the land of the tribals will start soon.(Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 25, 2018 12:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra

Supreme Court issues notice to 5 states over land acquisition law changes

Petitioners have challenged the power of the states to introduce amendments that are conflicting with the central land acquisition law and want them to be declared as illegal.

Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar with tribals during protests against raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam without proper rehabilitation.(PTI File Photo)

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Published on Dec 11, 2018 01:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi promises ‘people’s government’ in state

Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2018: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised to install a “people’s government” in Chhattisgarh and accused the ruling BJP of destroying the state in its 15-year rule.

Rahul Gandhi claimed that lands of locals were taken away to set up industries, but when the units were not set up, the lands were not returned to the people.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 17, 2018 03:13 PM IST

Korba (Chhattisgarh) | ByPress Trust of India

Industrial plots in Mumbai Metropolitan Region opened for development

The state’s urban development department issued a final notification to its ‘Industrial to Residential’ policy for the civic bodies of Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Ulhasnagar and Bhiwandi-Nizampur. These civic bodies share common development control rules for construction and urban planning in an area.

The notification said that out of the total Floor Space Index utilised for development, a minimum of 25% is to be reserved for commercial development.(Picture for representation)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2018 08:31 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByKetaki Ghoge

Empathy cannot be a substitute for prudence in agricultural policy

Is it possible to think of a programme which rewards individuals/communities for taking up environment friendly (but expensive) practices in farming through subsidised/preferential access to health and education? Imagine a government deciding to open better schools and primary health centres in villages, which adhere to cultivation of locally suited crops or self-regulate irrigation through tube wells.

Villagers stage a chakka jam on the Mhow- Neemuch highway with the body of Abhishek Patidar who was killed in police firing during a farmers’ protest, Mandsaur, June 7, 2017(Mujeeb Faruqui/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2018 11:41 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRoshan Kishore

Maharashtra Assembly makes way for speedier land acquisition for highway projects

The state Assembly on Thursday cleared a bill amending the Maharashtra Highways Act, 1955.

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Published on Jul 13, 2018 12:41 AM IST

ByKetaki Khoge, Mumbai

Experts blame unplanned urbanisation in Gurugram for realty slowdown

Experts and residents have blamed the current slowdown in the real estate market in Gurugram on the policy of indiscriminate licensing and urbanisation of land by the Haryana government between 2006 and 2014, citing data from the department of town and country planning (DTCP).

Data shows that licences were issued for building residences on 18,000 acres between 2006 and 2014. However, licences for construction on only 1,800 acres were issued between 2014 and 2018.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Published on Jul 07, 2018 12:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Gurugram | ByAbhishek Behl

Oppn-sponsored Jharkhand bandh passes off peacefully, hits normal life

The day-long bandh hit the normal life in most parts of the state with schools and markets remaining shut and public transport, especially long distance buses, coming to standstill.

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Published on Jul 06, 2018 03:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey

Maharashtra farmers challenge Article 31B of Constitution to overcome agrarian crisis

The farmers are of the opinion that the government has used these laws to restrict their growth

APMC Vegetable Market during a farmers strike across Maharashtra in June, 2018(HT photo)

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Updated on Jun 19, 2018 12:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByFaisal Malik, Mumbai

Maharashtra to forcibly acquire farmers’ land for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway

The project requires 8,636 hectares of land, including 7,290 hectares of private land; after June 25, the state will invoke the MHW Act and acquire land forcibly.

After acquiring 20% private land, the state hopes to start construction without delay.(HT File Photo/Used for representational purpose)

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Updated on Jun 14, 2018 10:44 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySurendra P Gangan, Mumbai

Jewar farmers demand ₹5k per sqm for selling land for Greater Noida airport

The UP government, in order to expedite the land acquisition for the airport, has decided to directly purchase land from farmers instead of acquiring it by invoking the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

An area of 5,000 hectares is required for the Jewar airport. Land from 39 villages will be acquired for this purpose.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 25, 2018 08:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Greater Noida | ByVinod Rajput

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The bench was hearing a clutch of petitions, including one from former home secretary Rajeev Arora, who had challenged his summoning order by a Panchkula court in December 2020

They delegation presented a comprehensive list of grievances to the chief minister, emphasising the need for policy changes and swift administrative action to resolve their concerns

Denotification of land acquired by the state government for public purposes means that the land will be returned to the original landowners after recovering the compensation amount paid to them for acquisition.

The Bombay High Court has increased A H Wadia Trust's compensation for land acquisition near CSMIA from ₹74 to ₹169 per sq m, citing fair market value.

Farmers highlighted the spike in unrest in the region following arrests of farmers, including prominent leaders like Sukhveer Khalifa and Rupesh Verma, detained recently during protests

Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers’ Union are supporting the SKM’s bandh call. During the day, farmers held demonstrations at many places across Punjab under the banner of the SKM.

The court directed the government to either acquire land in accordance with the law within six months or hand over the possession back to the owners

The court dismissed separate appeals filed by the Anil Agarwal foundation and the Odisha government with a cost of ₹5 lakh to be paid by the foundation in two weeks.

The R&R scheme has been approved by the Meerut zone commissioner on March 13 and has now been sent to the state for issuing notification under Section 19, inviting objections

The agency said that under the garb of ‘change of beneficial ownership’, transferees had accrued undue benefits

In the first phase, land for the project, an extension of Aerocity, will be acquired in Chau Majra, Saini Majra, Patton, Manauli, Siaun and Matran of Mohali district

The matter is six-decade-old and goes back to 1962.

The judgement by the five-judge bench will impact various land acquisitions made by different governments.

The revision is in line with the understanding that the CPI is a better indicator of inflation that affects an average household.

With increasing State control, the rights of citizens are being neglected. The government must now introspect

“I will be the first person to sacrifice if the integrity of the institution is at stake,’’ said Mishra, who is heading the five-judge bench, while referring to certain social media posts and articles

The project is an extension of Aerocity and will comprise both residential and commercial spaces

The HSIIDC had acquired 162 acres of the three villages to expand the IMT Manesar Township between 2005 and 2007, despite protests by the landowners.

According to the police, agitators from three local villages were staging a sit-in outside the Vedanta refinery’s main gate to demand the reinstatement of a villager who was fired two days ago.

The Congress party had promised in its Chhattisgarh manifesto that since the land acquired for Tata Steel in Bastar is lying idle for more than five years it would be returned to the tribals as per Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013, if they come to power.

Petitioners have challenged the power of the states to introduce amendments that are conflicting with the central land acquisition law and want them to be declared as illegal.

Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2018: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised to install a “people’s government” in Chhattisgarh and accused the ruling BJP of destroying the state in its 15-year rule.

The state Assembly on Thursday cleared a bill amending the Maharashtra Highways Act, 1955.

Experts and residents have blamed the current slowdown in the real estate market in Gurugram on the policy of indiscriminate licensing and urbanisation of land by the Haryana government between 2006 and 2014, citing data from the department of town and country planning (DTCP).

The day-long bandh hit the normal life in most parts of the state with schools and markets remaining shut and public transport, especially long distance buses, coming to standstill.

The farmers are of the opinion that the government has used these laws to restrict their growth

The project requires 8,636 hectares of land, including 7,290 hectares of private land; after June 25, the state will invoke the MHW Act and acquire land forcibly.

The UP government, in order to expedite the land acquisition for the airport, has decided to directly purchase land from farmers instead of acquiring it by invoking the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

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