UP Govt moves SC challenging HC order on land acquisition

The Supreme Court sought response from the Centre on Uttar Pradesh government's petition challenging a Delhi High Court order which had directed it to provide 21 acres of its land for widening the UP link road connecting Commonwealth Games village to Mayur Vihar and Noida.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre on Uttar Pradesh government's petition challenging a Delhi High Court order which had directed it to provide 21 acres of its land for widening the UP link road connecting Commonwealth Games village to Mayur Vihar and Noida.

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A Bench comprising Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justices P Sathasivam and BS Chauhan issued notice to the government and asked it to file its response by October 23 when the case will be further heard.

The Mayawati government pleaded that a state government cannot acquire land belonging to other state without its approval.

"How can one government acquire land belonging to another government without even giving an opportunity to the latter," the state government contended while pleading to stay the High Court's order.

"There could be a problem if such forced acquisition was allowed," the state government pleaded in its petition.

The acquisition of the land would allow the Public Works Department (PWD) to widen the existing six-lane road to an eight-lane one and make it signal free by constructing two flyovers along the four-kilometre stretch.