Compensate for pvt party land or will freeze freebies, Maha told

THE Supreme Court has warned the Maharashtra government of suspending its freebie schemes unless it pays compensation to a private party whose land was "illegally" occupied by the state more than six decades ago.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan noted on Wednesday that the land belonging to the applicant was illegally taken in possession by the state and later allotted to the Armament Research Development Establishment Institute.

The bench said the state has huge amount to "waste on freebies" but no money to compensate a private party, which lost land to it "illegally".