Bombay HC paves way for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea by Godrej & Boyce challenging the acquisition of its land in Vikhroli for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project and said that ‘larger public interest would prevail over private interest’.

A division bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and MM Sathaye relied on a previous case of the Supreme Court and said that there may be situations where conflict may arise between two fundamental rights.

“In case of conflict on inter-fundamental rights and intra-fundamental rights, the court has to examine as to where lies the larger public interest while balancing the two conflicting rights. It is the paramount collective interest which would ultimately prevail,” the bench said.