How land is acquired can indicate the maturity of a democracy

May 25, 2016 12:06

The Supreme Court passed a landmark judgment on May 13, 2016. It returned to the Haryana Urban Development Authority 280 acres of land that had been licensed to Uddar Gaggan Properties Limited by the Haryana government in 2006.

The land was acquired by the government from farmers and then transferred to Uddar Gaggan Properties to build residential houses. The court termed the process "illegal" and deceptive. What is the main issue here? Land that was privately owned by farmers was acquired by the state government and then handed over to a private commercial interest. The state acted as an intermediary in a transaction between two private parties.

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