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Calcutta HC refuses to restrain Bengal govt from returning land to Singur farmers

The Calcutta High Court has refused to pass an interim order restraining the West Bengal government from returning to farmers the land acquired for Tata Motors small car project at Singur. A division Bench headed by Justice Pratap Roy asked the petitioner Tata Motors to file the law suit in writing instead of verbal appeal seeking an interim stay on the West Bengal Government’s move.Meanwhile, West Bengal government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court so that any petition by Tata Motors on the issue is not heard ex-parte.Earlier, a Single Bench of the Calcutta High Court also refused to grant stay order sought by the Tata Motors challenging the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011. The Act scrapped the lease agreement with Tata Motors for returning of 400 acres of land to the unwilling farmers in Singur. AIR correspondent reports, in a new twist to the Singur Scenario the Tata Motors moved to the Calcutta High Court challenging the legality of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act. In its petition the company said that the act was unconstitutional and illegal and sought a stay order on the West Bengal Government’s move for returning the land to the farmer’s acquired for Nano plant in Singur. Meanwhile, the State Government has started the process of returning land to the unwilling farmers. Altogether 774 claim forms have been submitted to the Districts Magistrate of Hooghly so far. The Industry Minister Mr. Partha Chatterjee told that the process of filling claims and scrutiny of land deeds will be completed within a months. Preliminary works for survey of 400 acres of land have also begun.

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