HC quashes Maharashtra order to acquire Tata Power’s land for Ayurvedic wellness project

What happened: The Bombay High Court quashed Maharashtra government notifications and show-cause notices seeking to acquire 84 hectares of Tata Power land in Pune for a private Ayurvedic wellness project. Key numbers: 84 hectares near Thokarwadi Dam; land serves Tata Power's 75-megawatt Bhivpuri Hydro Station and proposed 1,000-megawatt pumped storage project; project valued at Rs 1,500 crores. Why it matters: Tata Power had argued the land was granted over a century ago for hydroelectricity and that the acquisition violated the 2013 land acquisition law to benefit a private company.

The Bombay High Court quashed Maharashtra government notifications and show-cause notices seeking to acquire 84 hectares of Tata Power land in Pune for a private Ayurvedic wellness project.

Tata Power had argued the land was granted over a century ago for hydroelectricity and that the acquisition violated the 2013 land acquisition law to benefit a private company.