Chandigarh: The Supreme Court has set aside land acquisition by Chandigarh administration for the third phase of Rajiv Gandhi Information Technology Park near Sukhna in Chandigarh. The apex court had in May 2011 ordered status quo on the project which meant that no acquisition or construction would be allowed until further notice.
The land acquisition for the construction of an IT Park had originally been cleared by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The SC had stepped in after landowners had challenged the High Court decision which had cleared the way for acquisition of land for IT Park, phase II and III.
The Supreme Court had also asked the Chandigarh administration to explain what action it has taken with regard to the scathing audit report prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) against the Chandigarh Administration. An appeal had been filed by landowners who had moved the Supreme Court against the order of the High Court which had dismissed the petitions filed by the landowners who had challenged the acquisition and the vires of the acquisition.
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