Clearing hurdles for the country’s first proposed bullet train track project from Ahmedabad to Mumbai, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the acquisition of the company’s land for the project.
A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud termed it a “national project” and added that it will give the company liberty to seek enhancement of compensation for the land acquired.
Appearing for the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench, also comprising Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala,
