Kapadia runs textiles and colour chemical business.
Ahmedabad-based builder Raman Patel, once a witness in the CBI’s investigation on Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, was booked Tuesday in a case of alleged 1977 land grabbing at Thaltej area.
Between August 16 and December 22 this year, at least four FIRs have been lodged against Raman and his family members in different police stations across Ahmedabad.
According to police, 85-year-old Khodaji Thakor, a resident of Thaltej in Ahmedabad, had approached Sola High Court police station with a formal complaint stating that Raman, the owner of Popular Builders Group, and his six associates had allegedly committed a fraud against him by grabbing his 81 hectares of land in 1977 by changing the power of attorney.
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GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020, came into force across the state on Wednesday, after the state government framed rules and regulations for its implementation. The anti-land grabbing legislation was passed in the Gujarat assembly this September.
Terming it a “historic step”, chief minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday said that by implementing the new anti-land grabbing law, the government has honoured its promise of safeguarding the land and property of farmers and other victims of the land mafia.
A seven-member committee headed by the district collector will evaluate grievances of land grabbing and file a report on the veracity of complaints within 21 days.
Anti-land grabbing law comes into force; minimum 10-yr jail for violators
The Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, passed in the last session of the state Assembly, has been framed to ensure time-bound and speedy disposal of complaints and protect the interests of farmers and common man, the CM said at a press conference. Updated: December 17, 2020 3:49:12 am
The CM also said some people were also intentionally making false claim on the title of a land parcel and then extorting money from lawful owners to let go their “claim”.
A STRINGENT anti-land grabbing law with a provision of a minimum of 10 years imprisonment, which can go up to 14 years, for violators has come into force across the state, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced Wednesday.
Gujarat Enforces Anti-land Grab Law, Violators to be Jailed for up to 14 Years
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A stringent law to curb land-grabbing with a provision of up to 14 years in jail and timely resolution of such cases has come into force in Gujarat on Wednesday, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced. The Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020, to which state governor gave assent on October 8, lays down stringent punishment for land grabbers with an aim to protect the interests of small farmers and citizens, Rupani told reporters here.
”Committees and special courts have been formed in each district for the purpose, and the law comes into force from today,” he said. Land grabbing in any form shall be prohibited and declared unlawful and any such activity will be an offence punishable under the new Act.
Guj enforces anti-land grab law;up to 14-yr jail for violators
GANDHINAGAR : A stringent law to curb Land-grabbing with a provision of up to 14 years in jail and timely resolution of such cases has come into force in Gujarat on Wednesday, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced.
The Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020, to which state governor gave assent on October 8, lays down stringent punishment for land grabbers with an aim to protect the interests of small farmers and citizens, Rupani told reporters here.
“Committees and special courts have been formed in each district for the purpose, and the law comes into force from today,” he said.