Ahmedabad/Vadodara: The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition filed by former Indian cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan, holding that he has been in “encroachment” of a 978 square metre plot belonging to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). The court directed that no special treatment could be extended to celebrities and that the law must be applied strictly. Background of the Case In 2012, Pathan applied to purchase the VMC plot adjacent to his residence. The ci...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is set to take over a plot of land adjoining the Tandalja residence of former cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan, following a Gujarat High Court ruling in its favour. The dispute surfaced last year when it was alleged that Pathan had encroached on the civic body-owned plot. After VMC issued him a notice, Pathan moved the Gujarat High Court, which has now upheld the civic body’s stand, VMC land and estate officer (commercial) Sur...Read More