‘Acquired for AAI unit, being used for rehab’: owners want land back

Mumbai: The former owners of two tracts of land in Dahisar and their heirs have moved the Bombay High Court for repossession, saying the land had been acquired for the expansion of an Airport Authority of India remote receiving station but no such expansion is taking place.
The petition says that instead, Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) plans to use half the land to resettle encroachers on airport land, a fact conceded in an affidavit by the authorities.
Petitioner Anwar Hajee Cassum Agboatwala and other legal heirs say such a change of purpose is not acceptable, even if it is assumed that it is a public purpose.
The original owner, Alimohammed Agboatwala, died in 1946. His wife moved a suit for administration of all his estates, including the 12 acres in question, after which a court receiver was appointed.
25/03/10 Mohan Kumar/Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010