Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh regarding acquisition of land rehabilitate oustees of the Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project, 17/03/2016
Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of Nirmalabai Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 17/03/2016 regarding acquisition of land to rehabilitate oustees of the Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project. The petitioner is still in possession of the land in question. The amount of compensation has not been deposited in the account of the petitioner nor in the Court.
Proceedings initiated by the State of Madhya Pradesh & Others are quashed. The land owners are already in possession of the land in question and they shall continue to remain in possession of the land in question, however, respondents shall be free to take appropriate action in accordance with law under the Act of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if they so desire.