The Bombay High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Karbhumi Krushi Samnvay Samiti—representing farmers and leaseholders—against the State’s decision to hand over approximately 175 hectares of land in Mouje Mogharpada, Thane district, to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). This land is designated for constructing an integrated metro car shed for four major Mumbai Metro lines. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne ruled that the petitioners lacked legal ownership, as the land remains government property, and that the 2023 government resolution transferring the land was neither arbitrary nor uninformed. They also noted that the MMRDA has provisions in place to rehabilitate affected leaseholders and encroachers, affirming that the transfer serves a lawful public interest .

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