The Calcutta High Court held the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011 as unconstitutional and void today. The Act providing for return of 400 acres of land to unwilling farmers of the total allotted 997 acres of plot to Tata Nano Project.
A division bench of Calcutta high court, comprising Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Jusice Mrinal Kanti Chaudhari pointed out that a few sections of the Act 3, 4 and 5 were unconstitutional.
The earlier judgment by Justice IP Mukerji, who had held the Act to be constitutional and valid, was challenged by Tata Motors.
The implementation of the order had been, however, stayed for two months by the division bench to allow the aggrieved party to appeal before a higher court.
While reacting on the verdict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee wrote on her Social Networking Profile,"I have no comments to offer on Singur Verdict. Throughout my life, I have struggled for the cause of the farmers, working class, poor and under-privileged. Our commitment to be with them will remain, whether I am in power or not. I will continue to fight for this cause."
Tata Motors had been leased 997 acre at Singur in Hooghly district, about 40 km from Kolkata, by the previous Left Front government for its Nano car project, billed as the cheapest car.
After a huge protest and demand to return 400 acres of land to farmers by Trinamool Congress (TMC), then main opposition in state, Tata moved to Sanand in Gujarat in 2008.
After coming to power in May 2011, Mamata had the Singur Act passed in the assembly as one of her government's first major legislations.
After coming to power in May 2011, Mamata had the Singur Act passed in the assembly as one of her government's first major legislations.
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