In his final arguments as Advocate General (AG), Ashutosh Kumbhakoni on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the state had agreed to compensate Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd despite the pending land dispute over its property in Mumbai, which the state has sought to acquire for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
He said the state had filed a civil suit, claiming ownership of the said land, and the company did not have entitlement over the property.
The AG was responding to the company’s plea that challenged the award of compensation of Rs 264 crore by the deputy collector on September 15 for acquiring 39,252 sqm (9.69 acre) of company land for the project.
