The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project received a green nod from the Bombay High Court on Thursday. Terming the high-speed rail project as of “national importance and in the public interest”, the court refused to entertain a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce company. The company had challenged the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the Maharashtra government and the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) in Mumbai’s Vikhroli area for the project.
A division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice MM Sathaye has declined to stay with the project. The bench observed that the project was one-of-its-kind and that collective interest would prevail over private interest.
