West Bengal Government Premises (Tenancy Regulation) Act, 1976

The State of West Bengal sought to evict Mis Banalata Investment Pvt. Ltd. and others from premises it claimed as government property. The Calcutta High Court held that the eviction could only be effected under the West Bengal (Public Land Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1962 and not under the West Bengal Gove…

The State of West Bengal, having taken over the management and later the undertaking of the Great Eastern Hotel under the 1975 and 1980 Acts, transferred the undertaking (except lands and buildings) to the Great Eastern Hotel Authority. The Authority issued a circular to occupants of shop, office and godown premises wi…

The West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (the Corporation), a government undertaking, purchased a factory complex and subdivided it into plots, leasing three bare‑land plots to M/s Sona Promoters Pvt. Ltd. (respondent). The lease was terminated for failure to commence construction, and the Corporat…

The State of West Bengal sought eviction of Saral Kumar Sen Gupta, who had been allotted a government flat under the West Bengal Government Premises (Tenancy Regulation) Act, 1976. Clause (7) of the tenancy agreement required the premises to be used exclusively for the residence of the tenant and his family. After marr…

M/s. Associated Indem Mechanical Pvt. Ltd. had been granted three 99‑year leases for industrial sheds by the West Bengal Small Scale Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. The lease required the lessee to commence manufacturing within six months and to use the premises for that purpose. The lessee never started produc…