HC upholds eviction order for road-widening project near Ahmedabad’s Motera

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition by 29 residents of Baldevnagar in Acher village challenging eviction by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for a road-widening project leading to the Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera.

The court cited Town Planning Scheme No. 23 (1984) which includes a 24-metre-wide road through their land, and found the petition “devoid of merit”.

AMC’s eviction notice, dated April and executed on 21 May, followed earlier stays, reported The Times of India.

The petitioners claimed they had developed the land without knowledge of the Scheme or proper notice; however the court held the land legally vested with civic authorities once the TP scheme was sanctioned and residents lacked ownership documentation.

Justice J L Odedara granted a two-week stay for appeals and allowed residents to seek alternative housing.