The Crossbill Team
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 10), issued a stay order on the Gujarat High Court’s ruling, which mandated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government to return nearly 108 hectares of grazing land to villagers, which was allotted to Adani Ports in 2005 in the Kachch region.
A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan passed the order after hearing a petition from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, which questioned the high court order and appealed for its stay in the interest of justice, The Indian Express reported.
“Issue notice. Stay of impugned order,” the bench said.
The land, situated in the village of Navinal, was allocated for the Mundra Port Special Economic Zone project of the Adani Group in 2005, during Narendra Modi's tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
However, the villagers only became aware of this allocation in 2010 when the company began fencing the area. In response, the villagers filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in 2011, contesting the allocation of land that had been traditionally used by them for grazing their cattle.
Also read: After HC Nudge, Gujarat Govt Agrees to Return 108 Hectares of Land Allotted to Adani Ports for Cattle Grazing
Earlier this year, on April 19, during a hearing of the case, the high court instructed the state government to take necessary steps to resolve the matter.
Subsequently, on June 21, the court issued a final notice to the state government, directing the state to file an affidavit to comply with its April 19 order. Finally, on Friday, the state government agreed before the high court to return the 108 hectares of cattle grazing land to the villagers.
A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan passed the order after hearing a petition from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, which questioned the high court order and appealed for its stay in the interest of justice, The Indian Express reported.
“Issue notice. Stay of impugned order,” the bench said.
The land, situated in the village of Navinal, was allocated for the Mundra Port Special Economic Zone project of the Adani Group in 2005, during Narendra Modi's tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
However, the villagers only became aware of this allocation in 2010 when the company began fencing the area. In response, the villagers filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in 2011, contesting the allocation of land that had been traditionally used by them for grazing their cattle.
Also read: After HC Nudge, Gujarat Govt Agrees to Return 108 Hectares of Land Allotted to Adani Ports for Cattle Grazing
Earlier this year, on April 19, during a hearing of the case, the high court instructed the state government to take necessary steps to resolve the matter.
Subsequently, on June 21, the court issued a final notice to the state government, directing the state to file an affidavit to comply with its April 19 order. Finally, on Friday, the state government agreed before the high court to return the 108 hectares of cattle grazing land to the villagers.
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