The HC was hearing a petition filed by nine villagers from Roadpali Village in Navi Mumbai, which was acquired by the CIDCO for developing Navi Mumbai.
Criticising the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) for acquiring and using agricultural lands for the development of New Bombay (now Navi Mumbai) township and not compensating the farmers concerned for more than 25 years, the Bombay high court has directed the development corporation to deposit the amount with the special land acquisition officer (SLAO) within four weeks.
Source – Free Press Journal
