The Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) reprimanded the Maharashtra authorities for not submitting a reply within the matter of building of buildings on forest land and compensation to the affected non-public social gathering. The apex courtroom additionally mentioned that the Maharashtra authorities has funds to distribute free issues beneath schemes like ‘Ladli Behna’ and ‘Lada Bhau’, however doesn’t have funds to compensate for the lack of land.
The bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice KV Vishwanathan and Justice Sandeep Mehta gave time until August 13 to the state authorities to file a reply and mentioned that if the order just isn’t adopted then the Chief Secretary should seem within the courtroom.
The Supreme Courtroom was listening to a case associated to the development of buildings on forest land in Maharashtra, the place a non-public social gathering had efficiently obtained permission from the apex courtroom to get possession of the land which was illegally occupied by the state authorities.
The Maharashtra authorities has claimed that the land in query was occupied by the Armament Analysis Improvement Institution Institute (ARDEI), a unit of the Centre’s Defence Division.
The federal government mentioned that later one other land was allotted to the non-public social gathering rather than the land occupied by ARDEI. Nevertheless, it was later found that the land allotted to the non-public social gathering was notified as forest land.
The Supreme Courtroom bench reprimanded the Maharashtra authorities and mentioned, ‘As per our order of July 23, now we have directed you (the state authorities) to make clear your stand on the possession of the land on affidavit. If you don’t file your reply, we’ll ask your Chief Secretary to be current right here subsequent time… You have got cash to distribute free items beneath ‘Ladli Behna’ and ‘Lada Bhau’, however you don’t have any cash to compensate for the lack of land.’
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