Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shivaji Chatterjee Vs Himadri Chemical & Others dated 16/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Himadri Chemicals, Singur, West Bengal. The Applicant Shivaji Chatterjee prays for an interim direction for inspection of the unit by a Committee which …
KOLKATA, 2 SEPT: “The question of compensation cannot be ruled out after a lease of 90 years has been extinguished,” Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High Court remarked today while hearing the state government's defence of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act whose vires has been challenged by …
No notice is required to be given to the lessee, Tata Motors Limited (TML), after The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act is a “legislative command”, Mr Shaktinath Mukherjee appearing for the principal secretary of state land and land reforms department submitted before Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High …
The West Bengal Government on Tuesday argued before the Calcutta High Court that prior determination of compensation before taking over possession of land was not a Constitutional requirement. Citing provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Mr Shaktinath Mukherjee, counsel for State Land and Land Reforms Department, said that the …
KOLKATA, 24 AUG: There is no repugnancy between the Land Reforms Act and Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011 as the two are on different footings, advocate-general Mr Anindya Mitra submitted before Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High Court today. The other side did not contend that possession …
The West Bengal Government on Wednesday argued before the Calcutta High Court that payment of compensation and taking possession of land was not interlinked. Possession of land may be taken even if payment or deposition of compensation has not been made. The reference to possession of land and payment of …
The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, came under the scrutiny of the Calcutta High Court on Friday, with Justice I.P. Mukerji saying it did not mention the quantum of compensation and the time of payment. The Tata Motors had argued that the Act was unclear on compensation. Clarification …
The West Bengal Government on Thursday told the Calcutta High Court that land acquired at Singur from Tata Motors would be utilised for socio-economic development. However, it was not possible at this stage to specify the industry that will come up over 600 acres at the site. The State Advocate-General, …
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked if it was possible to reach a compromise between the State Government and Tata Motors as the Singur Act was pertaining to a single company. Mr Justice Mr I.P. Mukerji said the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 dealt with a single …
The West Bengal government will commence its arguments on the petition filed by Tata Motors challenging the Constitutional validity of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. West Bengal's Advocate General Anindya Mitra will begin his submissions before Justice I. P. Mukerji …
The West Bengal Government will commence its arguments opposing the petition filed by Tata Motors, beginning Wednesday. The auto major in its petition before the Calcutta High Court challenged the constitutional validity of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011. The Advocate-General of West Bengal, Mr Anindya Mitra, will …
The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 had not been legislated for a public purpose, but was in the interests of those who supported the Trinamool Congress in the elections, counsel for Tata Motors told the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. “The government has repeatedly announced everywhere — in …
Tata Motors today told the Calcutta High Court that the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 was legislated in the interest of Trinamool Congress sympathisers. “The Government has repeatedly said in conferences, public meetings and interviews that the Act is in the interest of those persons who had supported …
The West Bengal Government has discriminated against Tata Motors Ltd (TML) through the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011 as it had not taken any action against other private companies for “non utilisation” of land allotted by the State Government, Tata counsel Mr Samaraditya Pal argued before the Calcutta …
The Tata Motors' counsel, Mr Samaraditya Pal, on Friday argued before the Calcutta High Court that the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, does not define the ‘public purpose' for which land was being taken back by the State. The Singur Act also sought to return land to “unwilling …
At a time when the Mamata Banerjee government is locked in a bitter courtroom battle with the Tatas over Singur land, a review of another major project involving the Jindals and entailing an investment of Rs.20,000 crore on Friday ended on a positive note setting the stage for the project …
KOLKATA, 5 AUG: The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act lacks public purpose, Tata Motors Limited (TML) counsel Mr Samaraditya Pal submitted before Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High Court today. While the public purpose of the small car project have already been acknowledged by a Division Bench of …
KOLKATA, 4 AUG: Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High Court today remarked it had to be considered prima facie whether the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act should be held unconstitutional for its vagueness about compensation, while the Land Acquisition Act stipulates that compensation has to be paid before …
“Some explanations are required as to why the actions leading to taking the Tata Motors Limited's land at Singur took place within a few hours of state industries minister announcing the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act,” Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High Court asked advocate general Mr Anindya …
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday wondered why the West Bengal Government took possession of the Singur land “within hours” of notification of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011. Justice Mr I.P. Mukerji took a cue from the Tata Motors counsel, Mr Samaraditya Pal's argument. Mr Pal argued …
Kolkata The Trinamool Congress government in the state is considering to bring a new land acquisition Bill in the Assembly, following the Centre's new Bill on the subject, which is expected to be placed in Parliament during the ongoing session. The consideration of a new land Bill stemmed from chief …
