West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953

The West Bengal Housing Board (appellant) purchased a 20.184‑acre plot from the legal heirs of late Gangadas Pal, who were intermediaries under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The heirs had earlier been parties to a partition suit (Title Suit No. 121 of 1962) that was later amended to include the plot, a…

The Supreme Court examined two appeals arising from writ petitions challenging State actions under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 and its Rules. In the first appeal, the Court held that Calcutta Mineral Supply Co. had lawfully retained factory land within the ceiling limit and that the State's resumption…

The State of West Bengal sought to overturn a High Court order that allowed Jai Hind Pvt. Ltd. to retain about 211 acres of land under Section 6(1)(j) of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The company had previously been denied the benefit because it failed to prove it was exclusively engaged in agricultura…