02-24-2007, 02:32 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Court gives Buddha a jab </b>
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Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata
'Singur land grab appears illegal'
CPM in turmoil
The Calcutta High Court on Friday gave yet another rap on the Left Front Government's knuckles for forcibly acquiring land in Singur for the Tata Motors' small car project. Expressing doubt about the Government's claim that land had been acquired through consent, a Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Bhashkar Bhattacharya and Justice KK Prasad directed the Government to file an affidavit within four weeks providing details of land acquisition, with special mention of those farmers who had offered to give up their land in writing.
Questioning whether land could be acquired simultaneously under two set of laws, the court directed the Government to submit the total number of farmers who gave up their land and the compensation they received. Appearing for the Government, Advocate-General Balai Roy said since the land had been acquired as per two sets of laws, the farmers had been paid a higher price than they could have otherwise got.
The court said West Bengal's process for acquiring land in Singur for the Tata Motors' small car project prima facie appeared to be illegal.
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<b>After court's comments, BJP seeks Buddha's resignation</b>
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Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata
'Singur land grab appears illegal'
CPM in turmoil
The Calcutta High Court on Friday gave yet another rap on the Left Front Government's knuckles for forcibly acquiring land in Singur for the Tata Motors' small car project. Expressing doubt about the Government's claim that land had been acquired through consent, a Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Bhashkar Bhattacharya and Justice KK Prasad directed the Government to file an affidavit within four weeks providing details of land acquisition, with special mention of those farmers who had offered to give up their land in writing.
Questioning whether land could be acquired simultaneously under two set of laws, the court directed the Government to submit the total number of farmers who gave up their land and the compensation they received. Appearing for the Government, Advocate-General Balai Roy said since the land had been acquired as per two sets of laws, the farmers had been paid a higher price than they could have otherwise got.
The court said West Bengal's process for acquiring land in Singur for the Tata Motors' small car project prima facie appeared to be illegal.
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<b>After court's comments, BJP seeks Buddha's resignation</b>