West Bengal Premises Requisition and Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947

The premises at 7 Chapel Road, Calcutta, were requisitioned in 1971 under the West Bengal Premises Requisition and Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947 for defence purposes during the Bangladesh war, and the Indian Navy took possession. The respondents challenged the requisition, and the government later initiated …

The Supreme Court, in an order dated 16 January 1990, directed the respondent to surrender possession of premises requisitioned under the West Bengal Premises Requisition and Control Act within nine weeks, subject to any pending High Court order or acquisition of an independent right. After the Land Acquisition (West B…

Punalur Paper Mills Ltd. owned premises that were requisitioned by the West Bengal government in 1973. Section 10B of the West Bengal Premises Requisition Act required the property to be released within 25 years, i.e., by 15 August 1998, but the State failed to do so and later attempted to acquire the land using a noti…