Landing in trouble: How a Vadodara plot sparked auction debate
On August 10, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation's general board met to discuss seven plots that were to be valued following a Gujarat High Court questioning over the allotment of a plot adjacent to former Indian cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan's residence. The elected members inquired about the possibility of auctioning these plots before removing encroachments, as the valuation was a crucial step in the process.
Municipal Commissioner Arun Mahesh Babu promptly withdrew the resolution for valuation, which had been approved by the Standing Committee. The market value of these plots ranged from Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 2.35 lakh per square meter. However, the issue now revolves around whether the civic body is proposing to sell vacant and accessible land or land already under someone else's control and subject to litigation.
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