Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1367 · Decided 21 November 1996
Mrinalini Roy Ratna Prova Mondal and ORS. v. State of West Bengal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1367 · [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 70
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2486/1981
- Decided
- 21 November 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; Land Acquisition Act Section 3(a), 4(1), 6(3)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Ss. 3(a), 4(1), 6(3)-l'Land"-Tank fisheries-Acquisition of for C rehabilitation of difplaced fishemien-Notification u/s . . 4( I), published for reclamation of fishe1ies-Held, Tank fishelies are land and acquisition was for public purpose-Expression 'land' includes or permanently fastened to anything attached to earth-Tank fisheries would be a benefit to arise out of land-Acquisition to rehabilitate displaced fishemien to eke out livelihood in reclamation tank D fishelies is not inconsistent with public purpose which become conclusive u/s. 6(3). State of
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