Supreme Court of India
Sri Prasanta Kumar Pal & Ors v. The State of West Bengal & Ors
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Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the observation of the Revenue Officer, as prima facie accepted by the High Court that the transaction of gift deed dated 07.12.1967 was a Benami transaction is totally erroneous as the amendment (2nd and 3rd Amendment in the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955) came into effect almost two decades after registered gift deed was executed. Headnotes† West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 – 2nd Amendment (came into force on 07.08.1969) and 3rd Amendment (came into force on 12.05.1989) – s.14T(3) r/w ss.14M, 14T (8) & (9) & 14S – Determination of surplus land – The
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