The State of West Bengal sought to revise a 1957 record of rights concerning land that had been leased to a paper mill, arguing that the land vested in the State under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The respondents, Karan Singh Binayak and others, had purchased the land and commenced …
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation was formed by merging three municipalities, including Garden Reach, under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. Respondent No.1, who had been an Education In‑charge in Garden Reach Municipality on a pay scale of Rs. 380‑910, was placed after the merger in …
The Supreme Court examined whether land and buildings owned by the International Airport Authority of India (IAAI), leased to the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) for a hotel, were exempt from municipal property tax under Article 285(1) of the Constitution. The Court held that the IAAI …
The respondents obtained an eight‑storey building sanction on 27 April 1985 under the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, but failed to commence construction within two years, causing the sanction to lapse. They later applied for a revised eight‑storey plan and a twelve‑storey plan in 1987, claiming a …
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