Supreme Court of India
State of West Bengal and Ors. v. Vishnunarayan and Associates (p) Ltd. and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the action of the State Government cannot be justified in law and accordingly we uphold the impugned judgment of the High Court.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Rent Control and Eviction: Great Eastern Hotel (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act, 1980-Section 3(1), 3(2), 4(1), 4(2), 4(7), and 4(8), Acquisition of Hotel Premises by the State Government-Effect of . Relationship of Landlords and Tenants-Held, relationship of landlords and tenants between State Government and occupants/tenants of the premises continues. Eviction of occupants/tenants-Use of force-Whether permissible-Held, State Government cannot use force to remove occupants/tenants from the premises-Such action is destructive of the basic principle of rule of law- Great Eastern Hotel Taking
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Bimal Kumar Shah & Ors
- 2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka
- 2020 B. K. Ravichandra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2020 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2017 Domnic Alex Fernandes (d) through Lrs. & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2010 Meghmala & Ors. v. G. Narasimha Reddy & Ors.
- 2007 M/s. Associated Indem Mechanical P. Ltd. v. West Bengal S.S.I.D.C. Ltd. and Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to · 5 mentioned
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