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Rajasthan HC cancels allotment of public utility land in Pokhran to Adani firm | Jodhpur News
JODHPUR: In a major blow to solar power projects of Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd (AREPRL), the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday ordered cancellation of part of land meant for public utilities, measuring 1,452 bighas in Nedan village in Pokhran, allocated to the Adani group company.
AREPRL had been allotted a total of 6,115 bighas of land in Nedan village in 2018 for setting up a power plant by the then DM.
The division bench of Justice Sangeet Lodha and Justice Rameshwar Vyas directed the state government to conduct a survey of land parcels allotted to AREPRL as well as Essel Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd (ESUCRL) in three villages, the others being Ugras and Nagnechinagar, and ordered cancellation of land allotted to these companies if the same is meant for public utilities.
The court gave these directions on a petition by Barkat Khan and 23 others objecting to the allotment of land for public utilities to solar power companies by the state government.
The court further stated that the allotment of land surrounding that of petitioners, khatedar tenants and the land for public utilities made in favour of these two companies in three villages shall be reviewed by the state government to ensure that the rights of the inhabitants of the aforesaid villages are not infringed upon or adversely affected.
The court ordered the land for approach road to the lands of khatedar tenants and inhabitants of the villages to be specifically kept apart and entered in the revenue record for the said purpose.
The entire exercise pursuant to this order should be completed by the government within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, the court said.
AREPRL had been allotted a total of 6,115 bighas of land in Nedan village in 2018 for setting up a power plant by the then DM.
The division bench of Justice Sangeet Lodha and Justice Rameshwar Vyas directed the state government to conduct a survey of land parcels allotted to AREPRL as well as Essel Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd (ESUCRL) in three villages, the others being Ugras and Nagnechinagar, and ordered cancellation of land allotted to these companies if the same is meant for public utilities.
The court gave these directions on a petition by Barkat Khan and 23 others objecting to the allotment of land for public utilities to solar power companies by the state government.
The court further stated that the allotment of land surrounding that of petitioners, khatedar tenants and the land for public utilities made in favour of these two companies in three villages shall be reviewed by the state government to ensure that the rights of the inhabitants of the aforesaid villages are not infringed upon or adversely affected.
The court ordered the land for approach road to the lands of khatedar tenants and inhabitants of the villages to be specifically kept apart and entered in the revenue record for the said purpose.
The entire exercise pursuant to this order should be completed by the government within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, the court said.
