Manesar land compensation: MSI asked to pay Rs 137.58 cr more
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India has said it received an additional demand for Rs 137.58 crore during last quarter as an enhanced amount for the land of the Manesar plant by the Haryana government.
The company said it is already fighting a legal battle against Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HSIIDC) for a demand of Rs 501.24 crore as an additional compensation by landowners at Manesar. The order has been reserved by the Supreme Court.
"The demand of Rs 13,758 lakh for remaining part of land at Manesar was received subsequent to the quarter-end and the company is in the process of evaluating its legal options," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said while declaring its results for
the third quarter ending December 31, 2012.
The company, however, did not share details such as how much is the additional land area and what is the total amount of compensation to be paid to the landowners.
"The company's impleadment application in the pending appeal by HSIIDC, relating to the demand raised for additional compensation by landowners for land acquired from them at Manesar, has been heard and the order has been reserved by the Supreme Court against the demand of Rs 50,124 lakh," MSI said.
Last year, the state government had asked the company to pay Rs 235.40 crore to HSIIDC as enhanced compensation to farmers for land acquisition under a Supreme Court order.
However, as per reports, MSI has been asked to pay an additional amount of up to Rs
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