Overview
- Petitioner Ashwani Bandhe filed a petition in June 2026 asking the Supreme Court for about ₹3,500 crore, saying the land under Swami Vivekananda Airport belongs to his family.
- Bandhe says the British took the tract in 1942 for military use, paid an annual rent reported as Rs 1,300, promised to return the land and never restored ownership or paid compensation.
- He has pursued the matter for roughly 35 years and cites historical land records, acquisition documents and state culture department archives to support his claim.
- The Chhattisgarh High Court ordered a fresh inquiry earlier this year and the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the June filing, leaving the dispute pending at the apex court.
- If courts accept any part of the claim they will need to resolve legal questions about the original wartime acquisition, applicable compensation rules, record gaps and time limits for such retrospective demands.