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New Delhi, Nov 16 (UNI) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre, State of Uttar Pradesh in Noida Development Authority to fix minimum reserve price at the rate of Rs one lakh per sq m for setting up 25 units of three, four, and five star luxurious hotels in the notified areas of Noida as the allotment of land at lower prices has already resulted in loss of more than Rs 6,000 crores to the state exchequer.

The petition filed by one Ashutosh Srivastav will come up for hearing before the Supreme Court on December 1, 2006.

The petitioner has also sought direction to the respondents to exclude Noida and Greater Noida from the purview of government order dated May 22, 2006.

According to the petitioner, land worth Rs 35 crores has been given to Amity School Sec 44 for only Rs five crore by manipulating the rules. In Sector 25 A, four multiplex theatres in commercial malls has been permitted to have eight multiplex theatres with the helping hands of corrupt officers of Noida Authorities.

The petition also alleges that the land meant for medical city has been sold to information technology sector.

The petition further alleges that Noida Development Authority and Greater Noida Development Authority have given 2.5 crore per sq metres land at the land acquisition rate to J P Groups of Industries in the garb of meeting Taj express Highway Project at a throw away price of Rs 750 crores. Whereas, the actual official market price is in the range of Rs 50,000 crore to one lakh crore.

According to the petitioner, allotment of land to UNITECH Appughar at the rate of Rs 1,928 per sq metres against the actual market price of over Rs 2.5 lakh per sq metres in 2003 caused a loss of Rs 4200 crore to the State excheqer.

Similarly allotment of land for Greater Noida amusement park to Mr Laxmi Goel and Mr Subhash Chand Goel has resulted in a loss of about Rs 3000 crore.

The land allotted for NRI city (340 acres) - Express City to UNITECH group without tender, has resulted in a loss to the tune of Rs 3800 crore to the state. The petitioner further alleges that contract for Noida flyover has been given for Rs 200 crore while the actual cost of the project is Rs 90 crore.

According to the petitioner large scale corruption in the allotment of land among officers in collusion with state politicians including Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has resulted in huge loss to the state exchequer and all allotments made for 25 units are liable to be cancelled.

The respondents are state of Uttar Pradesh, Principal Secretary (industries) UP government, Principal Secretary Tourism, UP government and New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida).

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