Rs 2,000 crore prime metropolis land cleared of encroachers | India Information

NEW DELHI: In a significant eviction drive in opposition to encroachment of public land, the Land and Growth Workplace (L&DO) underneath the Union housing and concrete affairs ministry cleared nearly 15 acres of prime land in Khyber Go in Civil Traces space on Saturday.
Sources mentioned the present market worth of the big patch of round 32 acres, together with the cleared portion, within the space is estimated at over Rs 2,000 crore.The Nazul land (govt land) is owned by the L&DO and it was given to the defence ministry in 1935. There have been hutments, referred to as Khyber Go Hostel, for lodging of the assist workers of defence personnel. The cleared portion is value round Rs 1,000 crore.
Officers mentioned although the eviction was to start from March 4, it was stopped on the course of Delhi Excessive Court docket. After the matter was examined at size by HC and a judgment was handed on July 9 upholding the eviction order, the L&DO carried out the eviction on Saturday.
They added that such precious land can’t be allowed to be occupied by few people for the good thing about few at loss to the govt.. The eviction was carried out with assist of Delhi Police, Delhi administration, Municipal Company of Delhi and Central Public Works Division, sources mentioned.
A few of the occupants had earlier taken the matter to the Delhi Excessive Court docket in search of reduction after the L&DO had issued a public discover to the occupants on March 1, 2024 to vacate. The occupants had claimed that the hostels had been allotted to their fathers and grand-fathers about 70 years again and therefore they had been entitled to resettlement.
Difficult the eviction discover, petitioners had pleaded earlier than the HC that they might not be evicted by following the due strategy of legislation as they had been inducted by the “Officers of the Armed Forces” to cater to their wants they usually had been paying rents.
The excessive courtroom, in its order, took notice that the petitioners didn’t present any doc as to who inducted them and mentioned since this situation requires main of proof, the petitioners wanted to file go well with and lead proof to indicate that they had been inducted lawfully by individuals who had been competent to take action.
Counting on the affidavit of the petitioners, which talked about that no lease has been paid by them after 2001 and, the HC noticed that the “petitioners cannot be called as legal occupants of the land in question and are rank trespassers”. It additionally rejected the argument that the petitioners had been inducted lawfully and that they’re authorised occupants.
Dismissing the petition, the courtroom mentioned it “does not find any reason” to quash the discover dated March 1, 2024.

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