SC to hear Reliance Natural Resources Ltd appeal against Allahabad's HC Order on Jan 29

SC to hear Reliance Natural Resources Ltd appeal against Allahabad's HC Order on Jan 29

(19-Jan-10)
The Supreme Court today fixed January 29 for the hearing of the appeal of RNRL, a company of Anil Ambani group, challenging the Allahabad High Court order quashing the land acquisition proceedings for its Dadri power project. Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) contended before the apex court that the so called poor farmers who had moved court against land acquisition had used chartered private aircraft at least on 30 occasions to fly their senior counsel from Delhi to Allahabad to argue the case. As stated by Indilawnews.com

He also blamed his business rivals for financing these farmers. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices R V Raveendran and Deepak Verma directed to serve the copy of the petition to the counsel for the caveator. The Allahabad High Court, on December 4, 2009, had quashed the land acquisition proceedings and had directed RNRL to return the land to the farmers and renegotiate with them. The apex court did not pass any order on the request for interim stay against the High Court orders and said the request for interim relief will be considered on January 29.