West Bengal Housing Board Act, 1972

The appellants, who owned land intended for an international school and other projects, challenged the State's acquisition of their land for a housing scheme that was to be executed by a private joint‑sector company, Bengal Peerless. The High Court initially set aside the acquisition, but a Division Bench later upheld …

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 State of West Bengal sought to requisition two plots of land for a housing project under Section 3(1) of the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948. The owners challenged the requisition, alleging that the statutory notice was not served as required by Rule 3 of the 1948 Rules, specifically that t…

The West Bengal Housing Board sought to acquire 0.63 acres of land belonging to Brijendra Lal Mundhra for a housing project for weaker sections, which included an approach road, market complex, clinic and drainage. The land was requisitioned under the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948, and notice…

The West Bengal Housing Board, acting through a joint‑sector company, requisitioned and later acquired 1.82 acres of land to build a housing scheme for low‑ and middle‑income groups. The petitioners, who had purchased the land but whose names were not yet entered in the Record of Rights, claimed that the requisition no…