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Gujarat HC notice to state govt, AMC over demolition on private land

Petition filed by Dipak Babaria of Jan Utkarsh Trust alleges that plot belongs to Wakf Trust.

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The Gujarat high court on Monday issued notices to the state government, AMC and the civic body officials on a petition filed by trustee of Jan Utkarsh Trust seeking compensation for demolition on the private land near riverfront without any prior notice.

The petition filed by Dipak Babaria, trustee of the trust, alleged that AMC officials had demolished construction on the private land in addition to demolishing an illegal encroachment on the land for the riverfront project.

Babaria alleged that the property of survey number 3442 and 3344 near Khanpur belongs to minority community. Both the properties are owned by Wakf Trust namely Shahbazkhan and Kabrastan Trust. It was on these two properties that 18 families, who were affected due to the demolition drive, resided. He further alleged that these properties were not included in the development and there was no need demolishing it.

Alleging that no prior warning was given to these people, the petition also states that these 18 families were not listed in the list of project-affected families as they are not connected to the project. The families had made several representations to the AMC officials but to no avail.

Babaria also sought compensation for the residents apart from seeking action against officers responsible for the demolition.

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