Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 15 · Decided 13 February 1986
Collector of 24 Parganas and ORS. v. Lalit Mohan Mullick & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 15 · [1986] 1 S.C.R. 271
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 72/1972
- Decided
- 13 February 1986
- Bench
- M.P. THAKKAR, V. KHALID (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
West Bengal Land Development .and Planning Act, 1948 - ss. 2(d)(i) and 4 - 'Settlement' of illlDigrants - Interpre­ tation of - Acquisition of 18nd - For the 'resettlement' of illlDigrants - Construction of hospital for crippled children - Whether 'Public purpose' • Words and phrases - land belonging to the respondents under •· 4 of the West Bengal Land Development and Planning Act, 1948 stating that the land in question was needed for the public purpose for the resettlement of illligrante who have lligrated into the State of West Bengal. 'lhis was follolred by
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