By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Himachal Pradesh has withdrawn a court petition challenging the right of indigenous people to oppose a power plant on forest land, ending a seven-year tussle that highlighted the fight for land in the country. Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation, a state enterprise, had appealed against an order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directing it to seek consent from four village councils for the hydroelectric project, in accordance with the Forest Rights Act. The case was due to be heard in the Supreme Court on Friday.
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Himachal Pradesh pulls petition blocking tribal challenge to power project
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