Housing Board allottees in Coimbatore announce hunger strike seeking implementation of court verdicts
Housing Board allottees in Coimbatore are planning a hunger strike to demand the resolution of a 33-year-old land pricing dispute and the issuance of sale deeds. Separately, residents in Mettupalayam have petitioned the District Collector for land rights and the restoration of Panchami land.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing administrative and land-tenure struggles for marginalized communities and long-term property owners in urban India.
The Ganapathy Maanagar Veettu Urimaiyalar Nalah Paathukappu Sangam has announced a hunger strike, seeking a resolution to the 33-year-old issue faced by Coimbatore Housing Board allottees.
They have urged the government to issue an order immediately fixing the revised final land price at ₹6,000 per cent for 31.98 acres and ₹200 per cent for 33.34 acres, in accordance with the Supreme Court and arbitration tribunal verdicts. They have also sought the issue of sale deeds to allottees who have not received them so far.
They have further demanded a refund, with six per cent interest, of the additional amount allegedly collected illegally and sought the removal of interest imposed due to an error in the ‘FoxPro’ software.
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