Thursday, May 14, 2009

court's verdict has exposed illegal land dealing of Bhusan


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Sambalpur revenue court of addl.sub-collector has directed the Rengali Tahasildar to re-enter the name of the original land owner in the land record in place of Bhusan steel and Power Company that has mutated the land after being purchased from the land owner. The court has pronounced the order on Thursday on an appeal matter filed by the land owner against the Bhusan Company. The court has convinced that the company has transferred the land in it fevour fraudulently. Court has asked the Tahasildar to execute the order with in 15 days.
“The Bhusan steel and power company has purchased the 39.25 acres of land situated under Khadiapali under Rengali Tahasil fraudulently with out paying the money to the land owners namely Sidheswari Pal and Dibya Kishore Pal. The company had also mutated the land in its fevour. But when the owners of land filed an appeal case I the issue came before me. After examination of the records and documents I found a foul play in the entire proceeding .I have directed the concern Tahasildar to reenter the name original land owners in place of the company” , the addl. Sub-collector Mr. Ashok Purohit told.
Sources said, the Bhusan Steel and power company has purchased about 39.25 acres of land located in the village Khadiapali under Rengali Tahasil and got mutated on 20th may 2008 in its fevour. The documents of the company showed a payment of Rs.98 lakhs which is much less than the market price. On the other hand the land owners Sidheswari Pal and Dibya Kishore Pal had filed an appeal in the court of the addl. Sub Collector denying any payment from the company. They claimed that the company had cheated them by transferring the land fraudulently.
“We have no knowledge about the transfer of the land. We have appealed before the addl. Sub collector to cancel the mutation of the land in fevour of the company as the transfer was totally illegal”, land owner Sidheswari told.
It may be informed that the industrial houses have purchased lands from local people directly violating the norms of state R& R policy. As per the law the company has to acquire the land through government agency with proper rehabilitation to the land losers. But the thousands of people have been deprived from getting the proper rehabilitation and employment as the companies have transferred the lands fraudulently. Some government officials are also hand in globes in the matter. “The case of Sidheswari has proved how she was cheated by the industrial houses. Here you can not only hold responsible to the industrial houses as this can not be possible with out the support of the government officials”, Sambalpur lawyer Vedavyas Supakar told.

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