Lucknow Municipal Corporation won the legal battle of Sahara city in the High Court, now 170 acres of land is in the possession of the corporation.

Lucknow. On Wednesday, the Municipal Corporation got a big relief from the Allahabad High Court in the Sahara City case. In this long-running dispute, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has rejected the writ petition filed by Sahara Commercial. This decision of the court has considered the action of Lucknow Municipal Corporation as valid.

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170 acres of land of Sahara City located in Gomtinagar was taken over by the Municipal Corporation on the charges of violation of lease conditions. The Municipal Corporation said that the conditions laid down under the lease signed in 1994 were not followed, and violations of many construction and usage rules were found. After investigation, the Municipal Corporation took action and sealed all the six gates of the entire complex and took administrative control into its hands.

Sahara Group had approached the High Court challenging this action and termed it as arbitrary and against the procedure. However, the Municipal Corporation clarified in the court that the action was taken strictly as per the rules. The corporation also said that the company was given an opportunity to improve by issuing notices several times in the year 2020 and 2025, but final action was taken only when the rules were not followed.

During the hearing, the court considered the arguments of both the parties and found that the action taken by the Municipal Corporation was taken as per legal procedure. On this basis the court rejected Sahara’s petition. This decision is being considered a major legal victory for the Municipal Corporation, because it has become clear that the action taken to conserve public land and resources has passed the judicial test. In this entire matter it also came to light that the Municipal Corporation had to intervene due to the expiry of the lease period on the concerned land and violation of the conditions. Even after the expiry of the lease period of thirty years, the scheduled development works were not carried out, due to which the administration had to take strict measures.

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