The $2,500 Tata Nano is supposed to start production later this year, but a land dispute could delay the car’s production, a new report finds. India’s Supreme Court requested a reply from Tata Motors and the West Bengal government as to why ‘fertile multi-crop agricultural land’ was being used for the Nano’s production plant.
The Calcutta High Court allowed Tata and the West Bengal government to acquire the land, but a new petition has been filed requesting the immediate halt of the project. The petition claims the land use goes against the Land Acquisition Act of 1894, according to the Times of India.
The facility — which is located in Singur, India — is slated to begin production of the world’s cheapest car in October. However, a hearing has been set for July, meaning the Nano project could be delayed, giving other automakers time to catch up with Tata’s microcar.
05/13, 6:17 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Was that 1894 BC or AD?
05/13, 7:14 PM
posted by:
Commodore
AD. So it was a law passed during the British Raj period. And Tata can’t smack talk British laws or anything British now that they have Jag and LR
05/13, 7:58 PM
posted by:
Get Real
You can’t eat meat. People are divided into classes and damn to you if you’re born in a low class.
NOW you cant’ build where something will grow.
India will NEVER become more than a 3rd world country at this rate.
05/13, 9:01 PM
posted by:
Opium
Apparently this is none of Tata’s fault. Tata got caught in the crossfire between the ruling party and the opposition.
Sad! Finally we got an affordable car and now its stuck in land dispute!
05/13, 9:16 PM
posted by:
autonut
Getreal, at least they have democracy. Communist China would not have such problems: you don’t like what chairman does? Here is your bullet and kidneys goes to the highest bidder. In addition, most of our software is happily defected their.
05/14, 12:37 AM
posted by:
AxeHead
Sacred cows roam the land so you can’t build cars there…man what a weird country.
05/14, 5:15 AM
posted by:
olds307
Who cares??????
05/14, 7:45 AM
posted by:
JohnnyBlazE
Of course you can eat meat in India dummkopf, just not beef, unless you look hard enough I guess
Hell, I’ve seen bacon for sale in Dubai. Anything is possible.
If you’re into human meat I hear france isn’t too bad.
05/14, 8:51 AM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
Tata, cut your losses and buy another piece of land somewhere else. I would assume too much money is at stake to bother getting tied up in an Indian kangaroo court where nothing will progress unless the billionaire greases everyone’s palms.