Bombay High Court Shields Bhivpuri Hydro Lands From MIDC Acquisition
The court ruled that land dedicated to a public purpose cannot be diverted to private hands through the industrial development route, and that eminent domain remains subject to the public-purpose test.
The judgment affirms that land already dedicated to a public purpose cannot be diverted to private hands through the industrial development route, and that the State’s power of eminent domain remains subject to the test of public purpose.The Hon’ble Bombay High Court, by its judgment dated 5.11.202…