IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak And The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi W.P.L.R.T 54 of 2024 Hindustan Motors Limited & Anr.

Vs.

State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Mainak Bose, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Tridib Bose, Adv.

Mr. Debojyoti Saha, Adv.

For the State : Mr. T.M.Siddiqui, AGP, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Supratim Dhar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. S. Adak, Adv.

Ms. Debdooti Dutta, Adv.

Hearing Concluded on : May 16, 2025 Judgement on : May 22, 2025 DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. Writ petitioners have assailed the order dated March 13, 2024 corrected on March 20, 2024 passed by the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal in OA No. 3775 of 2022. By the impugned order learned Tribunal has dismissed OA No. 3775 of 2002 filed by the writ petitioners.

2. Learned senior advocate appearing for the writ petitioners has contended that, in 1946, government of West subha karmakar Digitaly signed by subha karmakar Date: 2025.05.22 Bengal acquired 531 acres of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Possession of such land had been made over to the writ petitioners in 1947. By an indenture dated October 1, 1948, State had conveyed