The revenue court yesterday declared as "illegal" the allotment of 547 leases, comprising 6,000 bigha of land, to 480 people and ruled that the land cannot be allocated on lease, Additional District Magistrate Ramkishan Sharma said.
Several people, including revenue clerks, have been booked by the police after cases were registered against them on charges of grabbing government land worth several crores at Hastinapur sanctuary in the district.