HC concludes hearing of challenge to Singur Act
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15/09/2011
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Statesman (Kolkata)
Tata Motors Ltd and the West Bengal government were today directed by the Calcutta High Court to file written notes of argument by 20 September as hearing on the challenge of the Singur Act by TML concluded today.
Mr Justice IP Mukerji is expected to deliver the judgment in the case filed by TML challenging the constitutionality of Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011, before the Puja holidays, which begins from 1 October.
The hearing concluded after TML counsel Mr S Pal finished his submissions in reply to the arguments by the state against its position on the constitutionality of the Act.
TML opposed the High Court's initiative on compensation to it for the government vesting land at Singur that was leased to the company. The TML counsel disagreed with the proposal and informed Mr Justice Mukerji that there was no mention of the leasehold value of the land in the government's proposal which could be 500 per cent higher than that of the structure constructed at Singur.
The state government, on the other hand, said that the Hooghly district judge would determine the compensation considering the principle laid down under section 23 and 24 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894. TML has already taken away all machinery from Singur to Sanand in Gujarat for its Nano car plant.