Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 552 · Decided 9 July 1997
West Bengal Housing Board and ORS. v. Brijendra Prasad Gupta and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 552 · [1997] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 22
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4333/1997
- Decided
- 9 July 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Land Acquisition : West Bengal Land (Requisition & Acquisition) Act, 1948--Section C 3(2)-West Bengal Requisition &Acquisition Rules, 1948-0rderfor requisi­ tion of land-Service of order of the State Govemment on a person recorded as owner in Record of Rights though he had already sold entered in Record of Rights despite his applying for mutation-Held, service of order valid. D Sections 3( 1) and 4 read with West Bengal Housing Board Act·-Public purpose for acquisition-Requisition and subsequent acquisition of land for · housing scheme for lower income and middle
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