Uttar Pradesh
,
Allahabad
,
Prayagraj
Published :
Sep 2016
|
Updated :
Allahabad Civil Airport
Reported by
Rama Shanker Singh
Legal Review by
Anmol Gupta
Edited by
Anupa Kujur
Households affected
2400
People affected
2016
Year started
33
Land area affected
Households affected
2400
People Affected
2016
Year started
33
Land area affected
Key Insights
Sector
Infrastructure
Reason/Cause of conflict
Airport
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Urban
Ended
Sector
Infrastructure
Reason/Cause of conflict
Airport
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Urban
Ended
1
Summary

The Allahabad Airport is being upgraded and a new civil terminal is being built by Airports Authority of India. Around 82.66 acres would be needed for the construction of the civil terminal that would cost INR 1.27 billion. 

There has been a controversy regarding the land Acquisition for the Civil terminal. A PIL was filed in 2016 claims lack of funds given from state to complete land acquisition. The state government received Rs 118.20 crores in lieu of the land acquired from the centre, the remaining amount of Rs 17 crores is yet to be received. A PIL filed by advocate Ajay Kumar Mishra, a bench of Justice Dilip Gupta and Justice Yashwant Verma has directed the Airport Authority of India, the central government and the state government to expedite the construction of the airport in Allahabad. The court has also directed the district administration to make serious efforts to complete the work of civil airport soon. The court has asked the Director of Civil Aviation to pay the outstanding amount within three weeks. The court has also directed the airport authority to file a progress report in relation to obtaining no objection for the acquisition. 

In 2018, the civil terminal of airport was inaugurated. The Court case in High Court is still pending (see the legal reasoning for more information on the case) 

2
Fact Sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Demand for promised compensation

Other Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Region Classification

Urban

Type of Land

Private

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

Project completed

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Commercial

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

Total investment involved (in Crores):

12.7

Type of investment:

Cost of Project

Year of Estimation

2017

Page Number In Investment Document:

Has the Conflict Ended?

Yes

When did it end?

November- 2018

Why did the conflict end?

Court decision not in favour of community

The matter related to possession of land is closed. In PIL NO. 9552 of 2016, Order dated 12.11.2018, the Court directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to handover possession and necessary documents relating to the land to construct the airport to the Airport Authority of India on or before 25th November 2018.

4
Additional Information

Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:

Directorate of Civil Aviation

PSUs Involved in the Conflict:

Airport Authority of India

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:

Farmers

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?

Legal Supporting Documents

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Fact sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Demand for promised compensation

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

Project completed

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Commercial

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

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