Ahmedabad

Twenty two residents of Vejalpur area of the city today moved the Gujarat High Court against proposed acquisition of their properties for the North-South corridor of Metro rail project.

A bench of Justices Harsha Devani and G B Shah issued notices to the state-run `Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad’ (MEGA), Gujarat government, the Collector and two agencies engaged for conducting social impact assessment for the project.

The petitioners claim that acquisition of their houses and shops by MEGA is not in accordance with Land Acquisition Act of 2013.

MEGA is not ready to provide anything beyond the cash compensation which is a violation of the Act, they say. In addition to the cash, resettlement and rehabilitation are also a part of the scheme of compensation, says the petition.

The Social Impact Assessment Study too is incorrect and wasn’t conducted as per Land Acquisition Act, they say.

The next hearing would be on January 20.

PTI