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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
PARTHA SARATHI SEN
Rashida Khatun – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. court's procedures in land acquisition cases. (Para 1) |
| 2. claim for compensation inadequacy on acquired land. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 3. dispute over land acquisition process and ownership. (Para 5 , 6 , 8 , 10) |
| 4. legal arguments and statutory provisions cited. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. court's consideration of the arbitration process. (Para 14 , 17) |
| 6. dispute over land compensation. (Para 16) |
JUDGMENT :
Partha Sarathi Sen, J.
1. The Affidavit-of-Service as filed today on behalf of the writ petitioner is taken on record.
2. By filing the instant writ petition, the writ petitioners have prayed for issuance of appropriate writ/writs commanding the respondent authorities for cancellation of the compensation award as declared in terms of the letter dated 14.12.2022 with a further prayer commanding the said authorities to calculate the said award on the basis of the present market value.
3. At the time of hearing, Mr. Mukherjee learned advocate appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners, at the very outset, draws attention of this Court to paragraph 2 of the instant writ petition vis-a-vis page no. 21 of the instant writ petition being a copy of RoR of the relevant land standing in th
Aggrieved parties must seek arbitration under Section 20-F of the Railways Act for disputes related to compensation adequacy in land acquisition.
The High Court will not entertain a writ petition if an adequate alternative remedy exists, and the reassessment of compensation under the Railways Act was upheld as valid.
Authority's refusal to consider compensation claims due to procedural delays and lack of established rights is lawful; timely representation is essential in claims.
Post-acquisition completion, mandamus for exclusion denied; liberty granted for compensation enhancement application.
Acquisition of land – Setting aside of award of compensation for land acquisition, on grounds of it being excessive and resulting in unjust enrichment of some land owners, would not ipso facto result....
The court emphasized the necessity of procedural compliance in re-evaluating land compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
The provisions of Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, should be construed to advance the policy of the legislation to extend the benefit rather than curtailing it.
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