The petitioner, an heir who inherited two plots leased to Scene Screen Ltd. for a cinema, filed Form ‘B’ under Section 6 of the West Bengal Estates’ Acquisition Act, 1953, to retain the lands as an intermediary. After the Act came into force, the State began collecting rent directly from the lessee, …
The State of West Bengal challenged the High Court’s view that auction sales of raiyati interests, made in execution of rent decrees under the Bengal Tenancy Act, could be treated as sales under the Code of Civil Procedure and thus be valid. The Assistant Settlement Officer had revised the record of …
The case concerned a dispute over the right of pre-emption under Section 26‑F of the Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885, claimed by a predecessor‑in‑interest who was a co‑sharer of a holding that had earlier vested in the State under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The respondent had purchased …
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