Rajasthan
,
Shivdaspura
,
Jaipur
Published :
Jan 2018
|
Updated :
Rajasthan Government Cancels Land Acquisition for Jaipur Greenfield Airport
Reported by
Ashish Gaur
Legal Review by
Anmol Gupta
Edited by
Anupa Kujur
Households affected
80000
People affected
2005
Year started
2094
Land area affected
Households affected
80000
People Affected
2005
Year started
2094
Land area affected
Key Insights
Sector
Infrastructure
Reason/Cause of conflict
Airport
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Urban and Rural
Ended
Sector
Infrastructure
Reason/Cause of conflict
Airport
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Urban and Rural
Ended
1
Summary

In 2004, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) proposed to develop a new Greenfield Airport in Jaipur and reserved 2094 hectares of land for acquisition from 20 villages near Shivdaspura. Since then, farmers in the region led protests opposing the project. Ashok Mehta, President of Shivdaspura Greenfield Airport Hatao Samgarah Samiti, said that Jaipur Development Authority started acquiring land in 2005 without a permission from the Airport Authority of India. He said that the project will directly affect 80000 people. There are 2000 houses, 30 schools and 200 commercial institutions where the project was proposed. As years passed, farmers in the region urged the government to give a clarity on the project while demanding regularisation of their villages. Additionally, JDA had imposed a ban on land conversion and issuing of lease deeds in the region. In 2018, the state government gave permission for acquiring the land. However, In August 2020, the state government cancelled the project citing that the Union Ministry of Aviation turned down the project and decided to free the reserved land for the airport ending the conflict.

2
Fact Sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Refusal to give up land for the project

Other Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Region Classification

Urban and Rural

Type of Land

Private

Non-Forest (Other than Grazing Land)

What was the action taken by the police?

How many people did the police detain or arrest?

What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?

Did the person face any violence while in police custody?

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?

Legislation under which the accused was charged

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

Details of sources (names of accused, names and numbers of any lawyers, names of any police officers contacted)

Status of Project

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

Total investment involved (in Crores):

4000

Type of investment:

Investment Expected

Year of Estimation

Page Number In Investment Document:

Has the Conflict Ended?

Yes

When did it end?

August 2020

Why did the conflict end?

4
Additional Information

Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:

Airport Authority of India, Rajasthan Government , Jaipur Development Authority

PSUs Involved in the Conflict:

Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?

Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached

Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:

Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?

Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:

Shivdaspura Greenfield Airport Hatao Kisan Sangarsh Samiti

5
Information on the use of criminal law

What was the action taken by the police?

How many people did the police detain or arrest?

What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?

Did the person face any violence while in police custody?

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?

Legislation under which the accused was charged

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

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Fact sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Refusal to give up land for the project

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

Status of Project

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

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