New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the constitution of a new Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct a preliminary enquiry into alleged collusion between officials of the NOIDA Authority and builders over claims of inflated land acquisition compensation to farmers.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ordered a new SIT comprising three IPS officers which will replace the earlier SIT.

The apex court also ordered restraining project development in Noida without prior Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approval of the report by the court's green bench.

It directed that the Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh shall constitute an SIT comprising thre...