Summary:
In the case of other litigants also, the apex court ordered the HSVP to compensate the farmers. The investigation agency found that funds meant for land acquisition compensation from 2012 to 2015 were embezzled by the DRO in connivance with bank officials and others. Investigations revealed that crores were transferred to the accounts of some people, who were not awardees of the land acquisition compensation. The matter reached the Supreme Court, which ordered the HSVP to pay Rs 93 lakh to Vijay. Following the Supreme Court directions, the HSVP headquarters had released around Rs 117 crore for the landowners.When the landowners filed applications in the court to collect their compensation amount, the HSVP officials stated that they had transferred the money into their accounts..