Supreme Court of India

S. M. Nandy & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Reported as [1971] 3 S.C.R. 791
Decided 19 February 1971

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Wert Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948-lf ultra vires Constitution under Art. 19(1) (f) and (5). On the question whether the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acqui­ sition) Act, 1948, W!)S ultra vires the Constitution under Art. 19(1) (f) read with 19(5). HELD : The State of West Bengal was faced with many emergent pro­ blems created by the partition of India and the impugned Act was enacted in order to provide for requisitioning and speedy acquisition of land under s. 3 for a number of public purposes mentioned therein. The necessity for requisitioning must necessarily be

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