The Mayawati government received another jolt on Tuesday when the Allahabad HC has cancelled acquisition of 589.13 hectare land by Greater Noida in Dewla Patwari villages—putting in jeopardy the investments of 30,000 buyers. The acquisition was done using the urgency clause in the name of industrial development but was handed over to builders for residential purpose after changing the land use. On the other hand, the government has transferred the Noida chairman and chief executive officer following criticism over acquisition in the area. The order came a fortnight after the SC struck down acquisition of 156 hectares of land by the state in Shahberi village . This is the sixth acquisition by the state which has been quashed by the HC on the petition of farmers since March. Verdict on the acquisition of land in Roja and Yakubpur villages in Noida is expected on Wednesday. In all these cases, the land was acquired by the state using urgency clause of the Land Acquisition Act denying farmers an opportunity to register their protest or negotiate for the deal. On Tuesday, the Allahabad HC bench comprising justice Sunil Ambawani and justice S S Tiwari quashed the acquisition order on the petition of over two dozen farmers of the two villages—Dewala and Patwari. Nearly 1500 farmers in villages were affected by the acquisition in 2008.
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