New Delhi:In a relief to the Adani group, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Gujarat High Court order, which directed the state government to resume the process of taking back nearly 108 hectares of grazing land given to the company in 2005 near the Mundra port.
The apex court was hearing an appeal of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd against the Gujarat High Court’s 5 July order mandating the return of 108 hectares of grazing land to farmers. The company had contended that the order should be stayed in the interest of justice. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said: "Issue notice. Stay of impugned order".
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing the Adani group, submitted that the order was passed by the high court without giving the company a chance to be heard.