SC asks Patwari farmers to withdraw petitions

There's relief, at least for the time being, for 20,000 buyers, who have booked flats in projects coming up in Noida Extension's Patwari village.

There's relief, at least for the time being, for 20,000 buyers, who have booked flats in projects coming up in Noida Extension's Patwari village.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday told a group of Patwari farmers to withdraw their petitions that challenged the government's move to make an out-of-court settlement with farmers.

A section of farmers in Patwari, where the authority on August 6 struck a higher compensation-based deal to revive real estate projects, had moved the apex court against the pact.

In a related development, a judge heading an Allahabad High Court bench constituted for hearing petitions challenging acquisition of land in Gautam Budh Nagar district recused himself from the case.