AHMEDABAD: A group of farmers, who had moved the Gujarat high court docket against acquisition of their land for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet teach challenge, on Tuesday amended their plea, questioning the presidential assent for the state modification to the central Land Acquisition Act.
Four of the 5 Surat farmers, who have challenged acquisition of their land for the challenge, amended their petitions on Tuesday with the court docket's permission.
A division bench of chief justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi slated the subject for next listening to on July 6 after granting permission to the farmers to amend their pleas.
In their amended petition, the farmers averred that the Gujarat Amendment Act, 2016 is totally at cross functions with the Centre's Land Acquisition Act, 2013.
"The state amendment to the law is contrary to the very objects of the central law, and it "must by no means were assented to by the President of India," the pleas stated.
The pleas amended by the petitioners' suggest, Anand Yagnik stated the state modification "does no longer indicate that it was once reserved for attention by the President of India."
It almost repealed the Central act, as it knocked down "4 basic pillars" of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act which favours the farmers and acts as a safeguard, he stated.
Documents must prove that the President applied his thoughts in giving his assent, the attorney stated, arguing that the Supreme Court in 2008 had set aside an modification on a similar ground.
The draft modification was once moved these days after probably the most petitioners, Jigar Patel, raised the issue of validity of the state's modification to the 2013 act.
Through the modification of the acquisition act, the Gujarat govt provided that social affect evaluation may not be vital for a challenge of public passion.
The Bullet teach challenge has been put within the category of 'public passion', and the state govt is subsequently no longer required to carry out any affect evaluation, or to take consent of the affected landowners, the petition claimed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe introduced the formidable Rs 1.10 lakh crore high-speed rail challenge in September 2017. It is anticipated to be absolutely operational by 2023.
Four of the 5 Surat farmers, who have challenged acquisition of their land for the challenge, amended their petitions on Tuesday with the court docket's permission.
A division bench of chief justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi slated the subject for next listening to on July 6 after granting permission to the farmers to amend their pleas.
In their amended petition, the farmers averred that the Gujarat Amendment Act, 2016 is totally at cross functions with the Centre's Land Acquisition Act, 2013.
"The state amendment to the law is contrary to the very objects of the central law, and it "must by no means were assented to by the President of India," the pleas stated.
The pleas amended by the petitioners' suggest, Anand Yagnik stated the state modification "does no longer indicate that it was once reserved for attention by the President of India."
It almost repealed the Central act, as it knocked down "4 basic pillars" of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act which favours the farmers and acts as a safeguard, he stated.
Documents must prove that the President applied his thoughts in giving his assent, the attorney stated, arguing that the Supreme Court in 2008 had set aside an modification on a similar ground.
The draft modification was once moved these days after probably the most petitioners, Jigar Patel, raised the issue of validity of the state's modification to the 2013 act.
Through the modification of the acquisition act, the Gujarat govt provided that social affect evaluation may not be vital for a challenge of public passion.
The Bullet teach challenge has been put within the category of 'public passion', and the state govt is subsequently no longer required to carry out any affect evaluation, or to take consent of the affected landowners, the petition claimed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe introduced the formidable Rs 1.10 lakh crore high-speed rail challenge in September 2017. It is anticipated to be absolutely operational by 2023.
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