PIL dismissed by HC

Allahabad, Sep 13 (UNI) The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the state government not to finalise the selection of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in favour of Reliance group in Noida.

A bench comprising Chief Justice A N Ray and Justice Ashok Bhushan dismissed the writ petition for non-joinder of necessary party that is, Union government.

The petition filed by Raj Kumar Singh Chauhan, an advocate of the court alleged that for setting up SEZ, the land is being acquired from poor farmers at a pittance.

The PIL contended that the state government be restrained from finalising the selection of multi product SEZ on the basis of 137th board meeting of Noida held on September 1 last in favour of the Reliance under UP SEZ policy 2006 in pursuance of Special Economic Zone Act 2005.

The petition further alleged that it was in violation of article 14 and 300 (a) of the constitution.

UNI XC-JL ATI YA DB2129