‘The moment case is resolved in SC, it will be returned to farmers’ Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the land at the disputed site at Singur belonged to the West Bengal government and not to the Tatas, which unsuccessfully sought to set up a small car factory there. Addressing a public rally at Nimtauri in Purba Medinipur district, she said: “There is a [Supreme] Court case pending on the issue and the moment it is resolved, we will return the land to farmers as promised,” adding her government was also extending them help.But Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Surya Kanta Mishra questioned her claim. “A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has struck down the law for returning the land to farmers [The Singur land Rehabilitation and Development, Act 2011] as unconstitutional. The matter is before the Supreme Court, which has not yet given its verdict.” This being the case, how could Ms. Banerjee say the land belonged to the State government, Mr. Mishra asked at a rally of the Left Front’s Calcutta district committee here. Earlier during the day, addressing a gathering at Haldia , Ms. Banerjee reiterated that her government would not acquire land forcibly.