TATA group’s ambitious Nano car project seems to grapple in yet another controversy on the land acquisition issue. The land in Chharodi village is again proving to be disputable and the concerned farmer family is fighting a legal battle against Anand Agriculture University (AAU) over ownership issue.

The case was filed in 2006 in which the third generation of Devisinh Waghela family claimed over 1,453 acre of the total 2,200 acre of land that the state government had acquired from the university.

The record shows that the land was given on lease on November 1, 1910 to Chharodi Cattle Farm by Waghela family. The land is now under the management of AAU for 99 years. The next hearing of case is scheduled on October 19, 2008. The state government said that it was not aware about any pending litigation. 

However, AAU confirmed the pending case in the reply to Balwantbhai Waghela under RTI act. Devisinh's grandson Rajendra Waghela, demand land ownership and legal expenses of the petition. He said that the family has required documents to prove their ownership over the land to be given to TATA.

It is worth noting that the Gujarat government has signed an agreement with Ratan TATA for setting up the small car project on the same land.