Rajasthan High Court Cancels Allotment Of Public Utility Land To Adani Group Power Project

Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd (AREPRL) was allotted 6,115 bighas of land at the Nedan village near Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district in 2018 to set up a power plant.

In a blow to the solar power projects of Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd (AREPRL), the high court on Tuesday ordered to cancel the allotment of public utility land measuring 1,452 bigha near Pokhran in Jaisalmer to the Adani group-owned company. AREPRL was allotted 6,115 bighas of land at the Nedan village near Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district in 2018 to set up a power plant. The Rajasthan High Court's division bench, comprising Justices Sangeet Lodha and Rameshwar Vyas, also directed the state government to conduct survey of the land parcels allotted to AREPRL and Essel Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ld (ESUCRL) in three villages - Naden, Ugras and Nagnechinagar. It also ordered to cancel the allotment on these lands also, if any part of it found to be allotted on public utilities.