THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL vs MRS. BELA BANERJEE AND OTHERS. Supreme Court, 11-12-1953
| Judge | SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ),MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND,DAS, SUDHI RANJAN,HASAN, GHULAM,JAGANNADHADAS, B. |
| Parties | THE STATE OF WEST BENGALMRS. BELA BANERJEE AND OTHERS |
| Docket Number | Appeal (civil) 123 of 1952 |
| Date | 11 December 1953 |
| Court | Supreme Court (India) |
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PETITIONER:
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
MRS. BELA BANERJEE AND OTHERS
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
11/12/1953
BENCH:
SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ)
BENCH:
SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ)
MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND
DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
HASAN, GHULAM
JAGANNADHADAS, B.
CITATION:
1954 AIR 170 1954 SCR 558
CITATOR INFO :
R 1955 SC 504 (82)
E 1959 SC 648 (39)
R 1962 SC1753 (20)
RF 1965 SC 190 (4,5)
E&D 1965 SC1017 (7,14)
R 1965 SC1096 (8)
F 1967 SC 637 (8)
RF 1967 SC1643 (179,227)
RF 1968 SC 377 (8,13,16)
RF 1968 SC 394 (17)
R 1968 SC1138 (9,30,31,58)
R 1968 SC1425 (8)
D 1969 SC 453 (5,7)
RF 1969 SC 634 (18,33,35,36,38,40,43,47,49)
RF 1970 SC 564 (96,98,196,200)
RF 1973 SC1461 (601,706,707,1059,1175,1754,19
R 1978 SC 215 (15)
RF 1979 SC 248 (10,11)
RF 1980 SC1789 (97)
ACT:
The West Bengal Land Development and Planning Act, 1948
(West Bengal Act XX-T of 1948)-Provisions of s. 8-(i) Decla-
ration under s. 6-Conclusive evidence-Land-Subject matter
,of declaration needed for a public purpose-(ii)
Compensation of land acquired under the Act not to exceed
market value of land as on December 31, 1946-ultra vires the
Constitution and void-Constitution of India, art. 31(2).
HEADNOTE:
The West Bengal Land Development and Planning Act, 1948,
passed primarily for the settlement of immigrants who had
migrated into West Bengal due to communal disturbances in
East Bengal provides for the acquisition and development of
land for public purposes including the purpose aforesaid:
Held, that the provisions of s. 8 of the West Bengal Act XXI
of 1948 making the declaration of the Government. conclusive
as to the public nature of the purpose of the acquisition
and the limitation of the amount of compensation so as not
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