New Delhi: The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the government of India for its land acquisition policies saying that they have given rise to extremism in various parts of the country.
While delivering verdict on Tuesday in a case pertaining to acquisition of land by Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd in Sundargarh district of Orissa in 1987, the apex court was critical of the government's land acquisition policies and held it partially responsible for the rise of extremism.
For the last 23 years, the Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. had not paid a single penny as compensation to the original land owners. The court also directed the Centre to compensate the affected parties in the case.
Before parting with the judgement, the court made a very pertinent observation saying that this was not just one case but in many land acquisition cases they have seen that the Government's land acquisition policies were faulty.
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