Since the company that owns the factory has obfuscated its water needs, agricultural workers worry that water will be diverted from their fields and they will be forced to migrate.
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In 2013, a new law sought to end land grab in India. Telangana showed how easy it was to undermine it, as it took over farmland for a 20,000-acre pharma city.
Telangana High Court questions government’s move to take over assigned land
Updated Mar 11, 2021, 8:35 am IST
The contention of the appellants was that they had never executed such ‘Razinama’ in the said survey number
Suspecting the contentions of Revenue authorities of taking over the said lands, the high court directed the collector to file an affidavit with all relevant documents. PTI file photo
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday expressed apprehensions over the state government taking possession of land from the owners of assigned lands by applying the provision of ‘Unconditional Razinama to the lands’ (Relinquishment) by farmers or landowners, which is prescribed in Rule 16 of A.P. (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Rules, 1951.