Home / China / Local News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Zhejiang Farmer Wins Demolition Case Against Gov't
Adjust font size:

Zhu Lifeng of Yuyao in east China's Zhejiang Province has become the first man to get a favorable court verdict in a forceful demolition case against the local government, Xinhua said yesterday.

The recent victory of the 40-year-old farmer against the local government has been hailed as a landmark ruling, prompting the administration to follow the law in letter and spirit.

"Though I'm just a farmer, I know about the country's laws," Zhu said. "And I've just taken recourse to law to safeguard my rights."

Zhu built six 200-square-meter houses on the farmland around his house in 1997, and rented them out to pay the medical bills of his mother. But like others in the village, he didn't apply for the local government's approval to do so.

Two years later, the local government declared all the six houses illegal structures and fined Zhu 1,800 yuan ($225). "I took it for granted that after paying the fine, the six houses had obtained legal status," Zhu said.

But in 2005, the municipal government planned to build Lanshu Bridge and Lanshu Park, needing large plots of land, and Zhu's houses were on one of those.

The government promised to compensate Zhu for his loss. But the two parties could not agree on the amount.

"My houses were for commercial use. But the government insisted on paying me compensation for rural houses that was much less than the actual loss I would suffer," Zhu said.

So he refused. The government then sent him a notice, saying the six houses were illegal and had to be demolished. His houses were pulled down forcefully after a week. More houses were demolished on that day along with that of Zhu.

The loss of his property and source of his income forced him to file a case against the government. What tilted the case in favor, he said, was the evidence he collected that the local government had approved the use of his land before the demolition. That was a violation of the land approval procedure.

In December last year, the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court passed the final verdict that the Yuyao government had violated the law by forcefully demolishing his houses.

"This is the first time that a resident has won a lawsuit against the government," Zhu's lawyer Yuan Yulai said.

And Xinhua quoted a legal expert as having said: "First, the government does not have the right to pull down illegal constructions. And second, the government should act in line with legislation. Illegal administrative procedures are the main cause for disputes in relocation cases."

(China Daily January 30, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read

Related Stories
Bad Urban Planning Scrutinized in Cloud of Dust
Unsafe Hotel Demolished
SiteMap | About Us | RSS | Newsletter | Feedback
SEARCH THIS SITE
Copyright ? China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved ????E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 京ICP證 040089號
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品久久久久久网站| 亚洲校园春色小说| 久久亚洲私人国产精品va| 久九九久福利精品视频视频| 久久亚洲国产成人精品无码区| 一本色综合久久| 久久久久人妻精品一区蜜桃| 久久久亚洲欧洲日产国码aⅴ| yellow免费网站| 97在线观看视频| 4hu四虎永久免在线视| 日韩欧美一区二区三区免费看| avav在线看| 1000部拍拍拍18免费网站| 老师我好爽再深一点的视频| 精品一二三区久久AAA片| 男人j进女人p免费动态图| 欧美成人性色xxxxx视频大| 欧美激情一区二区三区免费观看| 日本影片和韩国影片网站推荐| 女人扒开尿口给男人捅| 天天躁夜夜躁狠狠躁2021| 国产毛片女人18水多| 国产精品一线二线三线| 国产精品第3页| 少妇无码av无码专区线| 国产破外女出血视频| 四虎国产精品高清在线观看| 又大又硬又黄的免费视频| 亚洲欧洲免费无码| 中文字幕免费在线视频| 中文字幕美日韩在线高清| 一二三四在线观看免费高清视频 | 精品久久欧美熟妇WWW| 中文字幕理论电影理论片| 91视频一区二区| 被黑化男配做到哭h| 色哟哟在线网站| 老鸭窝视频在线观看| 欧美在线暴力性xxxx| 最新国产精品视频|