Saturday, January 21, 2012

APIIC losing focus, says high court

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Jan 21 :

Justice L. Narasimha Reddy of the AP High Court on Friday expressed displeasure on the approach of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation in losing focus of its original intent of encouraging industries and alienating lands that were acquired from farmers for a public purpose to a golf course. The judge was dealing with a petition by one A.L. Sadanand seeking a direction to return of his 14 acres of land that were acquired by the government in the name of public purpose. The petitioner told the court that a portion of his land was allotted to establish an electricity sub-station and the remaining land was alienated for a golf course.

Referring to the recent CBI enquiry ordered by the High Court into illegalities pertaining to the Emaar Properties, the judge observed that the APIIC has completely lost it original focus of intent to encourage industries. The judge stayed the construction of the sub station.

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