HC adjourns hearing on plea against land acquisition for Wayanad township-OxBig News Network

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday adjourned to November 12 hearing on a writ petition by Harrisons Malayalam Ltd. and Elstone Tea Estates Ltd. challenging the State government decision to acquire the company’s land for setting up a new township for landslide survivors in Wayanad.

When the petition came up for hearing, the State government submitted that it would consider paying compensation to the landowners on the condition of them executing a bond. A decision in this regard will be taken within two days. When asked about the stand of petitioners, the counsel for them submitted that they were not willing to execute a bond and they wanted the compensation to be paid to them.

The government proposed to acquire 65.41 acres from Harrison Malayalam Limited’s Nedumbala Estate and 78.73 acres from Elstone Tea Estate in Pulppara near the Kalpetta bypass.