Gujarat HC Declares TMC MP Yusuf Pathan Encroacher in Vadodara Land Dispute

The former Indian cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan has landed himself in legal trouble. Pathan, who was a member of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning squad, has been declared an “encroacher” of a plot in Vadodara. The former Indian cricketer’s petition was rejected by the Gujarat High Court, and civic authorities have now been directed to remove the encroachment. After Pathan challenged last year’s Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) notice, a single bench of Justice Mauna Bhatt ruled against Pathan.

In 2024, the VMC had asked Pathan to vacate the government-owned plot he had occupied since 2012. The former cricketer went to the high court but has now suffered a setback.