Road built on their land without permission, owners get justice after 40 years

The Supreme Court has fined the Chhattisgarh government Rs 2 lakh for illegally occupying private land for nearly four decades without compensation. The court upheld the high court's order, awarding landowners enhanced compensation and interest from the date they first filed their eviction suit in 2006. Justices deemed the state's appeal frivolous, aimed at harassing the landowners.

By TOI LEGAL DESK