Vadodara/Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court pulled up the Vadodara Municipal Corporation on Friday.vmc) and about digging up a section of a road at Alkapuri after the corporation decided to return the land to a developer without paying any compensation even after it was in use as a public road for more than five years I called my commissioner to explain. ,
chief’s bench Justice Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri strongly criticized the VMC for its obstinate stand, “Ordinarily we do not direct the commissioner to appear before the court. However, due to the adamant stand by the corporation it has been claimed that the road was in his possession, has resolved to return, or is not (being) prepared to use the land of the street for public use, we are compelled to summon the Commissioner to appear in person For. The court has fixed the date of February 28 for the hearing of the matter.
The petition was filed by Shree Maruthi Developers, complaining that the VMC had encroached on 2,019 square meters of their land in 2017 to widen a public road, but did not pay any compensation. More than five years later, in March 2022, the VMC decided to return the land, to which the developer was not agreeable as it had already been constructed in line with the widened road. Developer urges HC to set aside VMC’s decision to return land. In this regard, the High Court has sought an answer from the VMC.
However, the VMC dug up the road on Thursday and the petitioner informed the court about it. The judge was furious and demanded an explanation. To this, the VMC’s counsel argued that the decision to widen the road had been reversed and hence the land was being returned to the original owner. The Chief Justice asked the VMC as to who would pay the compensation for the use of the land for more than five years, calling it a fallacy of the VMC.
Leader of Opposition in VMC Ami Rawat said, “We had said in 2016 as well that the civic body would find it difficult to compensate land owners for massive road widening work. If all seek compensation from VMC, the total amount will come to Rs 450 crore to Rs 500 crore. But the VMC stood firm and passed the case with a majority. Roadside shopkeepers in Harmony Complex have also objected to the excavation and have submitted a letter to the VMC commissioner and are on the lookout. legal Option.
chief’s bench Justice Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri strongly criticized the VMC for its obstinate stand, “Ordinarily we do not direct the commissioner to appear before the court. However, due to the adamant stand by the corporation it has been claimed that the road was in his possession, has resolved to return, or is not (being) prepared to use the land of the street for public use, we are compelled to summon the Commissioner to appear in person For. The court has fixed the date of February 28 for the hearing of the matter.
The petition was filed by Shree Maruthi Developers, complaining that the VMC had encroached on 2,019 square meters of their land in 2017 to widen a public road, but did not pay any compensation. More than five years later, in March 2022, the VMC decided to return the land, to which the developer was not agreeable as it had already been constructed in line with the widened road. Developer urges HC to set aside VMC’s decision to return land. In this regard, the High Court has sought an answer from the VMC.
However, the VMC dug up the road on Thursday and the petitioner informed the court about it. The judge was furious and demanded an explanation. To this, the VMC’s counsel argued that the decision to widen the road had been reversed and hence the land was being returned to the original owner. The Chief Justice asked the VMC as to who would pay the compensation for the use of the land for more than five years, calling it a fallacy of the VMC.
Leader of Opposition in VMC Ami Rawat said, “We had said in 2016 as well that the civic body would find it difficult to compensate land owners for massive road widening work. If all seek compensation from VMC, the total amount will come to Rs 450 crore to Rs 500 crore. But the VMC stood firm and passed the case with a majority. Roadside shopkeepers in Harmony Complex have also objected to the excavation and have submitted a letter to the VMC commissioner and are on the lookout. legal Option.