Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 604 · Decided 14 October 2004
Sri Ram Saha v. State of West Bengal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 604 · [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 459
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5110/1999
- Decided
- 14 October 2004
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B West Bengal Land Reforms Act, I 99 5 Section 4-A-Scope and application of-It is Confined to three Sub­ divisions of Darjeeling District named therein-Court cannot expand its C scope to other lands in the State of West Bengal. Section 4-B and 4-C-Felling of trees in private non-forest garden or converting it for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was settled-In that view, Sections 4-B and 4-"C were D inapplicable and permission of Collector was not required for felling of trees in such lands. Interpretation of statutes-Purposive interpretation-In the guise of
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