Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal and Ors. v. Karan Singh Binayak and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 620
Bench Umesh C. Banerjee and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 20 March 2002

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Land Laws: West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 Section 6(J)(b)-Certain lands-Retention of-Right of intermediary­ Khas possession-Held: If building and structure is not owned by the intermediary he will not be entitled to retain land appurtenant thereto-But if it is owned by the intermediary, even though tenanted, he would be entitled to retain land appurtenant thereto-Khas possession is not required for applicability of S.6(J)(b). Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Section 151--'--lnherent powers-Invoking of-Principles-Held: Inherent powers cannot be used to reopen the settled matters-Such

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