Chaini Parwani –
Published On: December 14, 2021 at 12:30 IST
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday issued a Stay Order on a Plea challenging the land acquisitions for Parsa Coal Block.
The High Court Bench headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice N K Chandravanshi directed to maintain the Status Quo on the Land Acquisition procedure for Parsa Coal Block pertaining Surguja and Surajpur Districts.
The Five Petitioners are residents of Hariharpur, Salhi, and Fatehpur Villages facing displacement.
It was highlighted that approximately 1,250 hectares of land is to be procured for the proposed Parsa Coal Block.
Further it came into light that one-third of the land is inhabited by the Tribals and the rest being Forests of Hasdeo Aranya.
Hasdeo Aranya being one of Central India’s largest tracts of unfragmented forests region hosts rich Biodiversity and is a major habitat cum migratory corridor for Elephants and Tigers.
The Plea filed by Mangal Sai, Thakur Ram, and three others argued the procedure of land Acquisition for Parsa coal block, carried out by invoking the Coal Bearing Act 1957 (CBA).
Further the Court issued a Stay on the land acquisitions as the Central Government neglected to respond within the Deadline.
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