Relief for flat owners as SC strikes down farmers' land acquisition plea

May 14, 2015 11:58

Back home, in a major setback to farmers, the Supreme Court today quashed their plea while upholding land acquisitions in Noida Extension by the Greater Noida Authority between 2006 and 2009.

The apex court overturned the Allahabad High Court order which had scrapped acquisitions.The order came as a relief for flat owners and builders else buildings would have been demolished.

Farmers had wanted their land back while Greater Noida authority was unwilling to give the developed land.

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