The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government not to go ahead with distribution and return of land to farmers in Singur which was acquired for Tata Motors' Nano car project . A vacation bench comprising justices P Sathasivam an A K Patnaik in an interim order directed state government not to hand over or return land to farmers concerned until further order passed by the Calcutta High Court. The bench also said it was making it clear that this was an “interim arrangement” and it was not expressing any opinion on the merits of the case. Tata Motors had on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court accusing the West Bengal government of enacting the law in a haste to take over land in Singur alloted to it for its Nano car project and using police force illegally to take back possession of the plot.
News On AIR | June 29, 2011 12:35 PM
SC asks West Bengal govt not to return Singur land to farmers