New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The 30-year-old Nazul land case that drew attention over contempt proceedings involving Divisional Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal has taken a new turn, with petitioner Dayanand Mishra filing an affidavit before the court stating that he will not pursue the matter further and requesting that the proceedings be closed.

More significantly, Mishra has voluntarily removed his 30-year-old occupation of the government land. The case concerns Nazul Plot Nos. 514, 515, 524 and 525 in Gonda, reserved for the Commissioner's Office and building, and had been pending in court since 1997. Even after a stay order was passed in 2008, legal proceedings over the government land continued.

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