The High Court of Justice has recently denied a motion stating that the State is "giving away" land to private solar project entrepreneurs without sharing the revenues with the public. The motion, filed by the Association for Distributive Justice, an NGO dedicated to promoting the equitable allocation of public resources in Israel, was filed against the Israel Land Administration (ILA) and also named several private entrepreneurs. The NGO claimed that the ILA was appropriating land from clean energy projects without holding the mandatory tenders, while under-pricing the rights and without sharing any of the profits with the public, as required by law. But the court ruled that the motion was without merit: "We find that the petitioner's complaint pertains to ILA practices that date back to 2008-2009 and are irrelevant to the petition at hand." The court further said that the petitioner's claim that the current regulations do not benefit with the public "Is not true. On the contrary – they mend the previous distributive justice hindrances found in the previous arrangements." Lawyers for the private companies named in the petition welcomed the ruling, saying that it was a cornerstone in regulating and developing private solar projects in Israel. The court not only rejected the petition – it ordered the Association for Distributive Justice to carry the costs of the legal proceeding. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter