'Raipur airport built on my family's land acquired during World War II': Chhattisgarh farmer seeks Rs 3,500 crore compensation in SC
A Chhattisgarh farmer is seeking Rs 3,500 crore from the Supreme Court, claiming ancestral land was taken by the British in 1942 for military use during WWII and never returned or compensated for. After a 35-year legal battle, he presents old government recor…
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A Chhattisgarh farmer is seeking Rs 3,500 crore from the Supreme Court, claiming ancestral land was taken by the British in 1942 for military use during WWII and never returned or compensated for. After a 35-year legal battle, he presents old government recor…
A farmer from Chhattisgarh has approached the Supreme Court with an unusual claim, seeking Rs 3,500 crore compensation on the grounds that the land where Raipur's Swami Vivekananda Airport now stands…
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