Case Law Details
Ajet Ali Baidya Alias Ajet Baidya And Others Vs The State of West Bengal And Others (Calcutta High Court)
Right to property is a valuable right flowing from Article 300A of the Constitution of India, merely on the ground of delay, the State cannot deny its obligation to compensate the petitioners.
Facts-
The writ petitioners prayed for a declaration that the Land Acquisition Case No.4/34 of 1999-2000 stood lapsed and prayed for a direction to put the petitioners in possession of their respective plots of land. In the alternative, it was prayed that the respondents be directed to acquire the petitioners’ land and to pay compensation in terms of the “present Land Acquisition Act.”
The petitioners made out a case that they were settled with different plots of vested land by the State of West Bengal. The petitioners alleged that the said lands of the petitioners along with other contiguous plots were acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The petitioners claimed that though they were “Raiyats”, no award was published in their name and no compensation was paid to them.
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