The supreme court may render a finding on this question, now that it has issued notice in a challenge to land acquisition proceedings initiated over 65 years ago under the erstwhile west bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948. West bengal act i of 19541 the west bengal estates acquisition act, 19532. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition laws of india. History of land reform relations in west bengal i preindependence. The land registration act, 1876 the bengal irrigation act, 1876. West bengal factories act, 1948 it applies where minimum workmen engaged 10 heads or more and running electric power of 20 heads without power. Act i of 1894 the land acquisition act, 1894 contents. Prior to the passing of the aforesaid order on april 18, 1979 while granting special. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act, 1965. Whereas il is expedient 10 amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for companies and for dclcmimining the amount ofcompensation to be made. West bengal land reforms and tenancy tribunal act, 1997.
West bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948 act ii of 1948 hereinafter called the act. Land acquisition and industrialisation in west bengal. Act 2 it extends to the whole of west bengal except the areas described in. In this act, unless lherc is anylhing repugnanl in ihe subject or definitions.
Il is hereby enacicd in the twentyeighth year of ihe republic of india, by the legislature of west bengal, as follows. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the requisition and speedy acquisition of land for the purposes of maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, increasing employment opportunities for the people by establishing commercial estates and industrial. West bengal land requisition and acquisition bare acts live. This act defined requisition as t he power to ta ke possession of bo. All acr ro reenacl iiie wpsi bc11ga1 laiiii rqiiisilio. Sc notice in challenge to 65yearold land acquisition. Acquisition of land for public purposes directorate of. Thc west bengal land requisition and actluisilion act, 1948, fc,mcnr. An acr iu provide for rlre levy of dtrty on file cotlsmrpion, in wcsr bellgal, of energy generared, riisrribrrfed, xu. West bengal land requisition and acquisition act 1948 complete. West bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting act, 1977. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948, as in force on the 31st day of march, 1977 hereinafter referred to as the said act, is hereby reenacted subject to the modification that for subsection 4 of section 1, the following subsection shall be substituted, namely. The proceeding under the land acquisition collector is of an administrative nature and not of a judicial or quasi judicial character.
West bengal act v of 1947 the west bengal premises rkqclsltioy and control temporary provisions act, 1947. The land acquisition west bengal amendment act, 1997. Special economic zones, land acquisition and civil society in west bengal. West bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act,1965 west bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting act, 1977 west bengal land development and planning act, 1948 west bengal land reforms act, 1955 pdf west bengal land reforms and tenancy tribunal act,1997 west bengal landrevenue and cess. An act to provide for the requisition and speedy acquisition of land for certain purposes. Section 31 of the west bengal land requisition and acquisition act of 1948. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting. In any case of land under chapter vii the requisition under this subsection may be made by the land reforms commissioner at the request of the company on its undertaking to pay all the cost consequent upon such requisition. West bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act, 1965. In section 9, after subsection 3, insert the following subsections, namely. Case concerning the ownership of a particular fishery.
The process of land acquisition for the purposes of land acquisition act of proceedings are carried on by an officer appointed by the government known as land acquisition collector. The land acquisition act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, shall, in its application to west bengal, be amended for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter provided. Aft act to provide for the stare acquisition of eslates, of rights of intermediaries therein and of certain rights of raiyats and under raiyatsaiul of the rights dfcertain other persons in lands comprised in estates. For various public purposes land is acquired in the state. The west bengal land reforms act, 1955 laws of india. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition re. L i this act may be called the west bengal land requisition and. The land acquisition west bengal amendment act, 1999. However, there was another development related to the land acquisition act in 1948. West bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting. Conversion of any land to tea garden for the purpose of new plantation of tea without obtaining prior approval of the collector under section 4c of the west bengal land reforms act, 1955 is punishable with imprisonment or fine.
L i this act may be called the west bengal land requisition and acquisition. Chapter iv land acquisition and compensation 62 the act had sought to reserve some of the land from the common pool of the village to be vested it in the proprietary body the coowners of the village, who would include the owners whose lands were being taken for this purpose, but put it under the manage. The land acquisition act, 1894 welcome to west bengal. The process of land acquisition for industrial development initiated since the mid1990s in west bengals paschim medinipur district threatens to undermine the propeasant policy of the left front government. Pdf special economic zones, land acquisition and civil.
East bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950. Anirban chattopadhyay pointed the incompetence of the government in properly handling the crisis of agriculture. West bengal labour welfare fund act, 1974 west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act,1965 west bengal land requisition and acquisition reenacting act, 1977 west bengal land development and planning act, 1948 west bengal land reforms act, 1955 pdf west bengal land reforms and tenancy tribunal act,1997. The coal bearing areas acquisition and development act 1957 12. An act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for companies. The last session of the workshop was a panel discussion. The bill was drafted on 31 march 1948 during the early years of pakistan and passed on 16 may 1951. The west bengal municipal act, 1993 west bengal act xxii of 1993 as amended by the west bengal municipal amendment act, 2006. The west bengal raw jute futures act, 1948 the west bengal land development and planning act, 1948. Bombay land requisition act 1948 complete act citation. West bengal act x of 1956 the west bengal land reforms act, 1955. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of.
The west bengal land requisition and acquisition act, 1948, as in force on the 31st day of march, 1977 hereinafter referred to as the said. The compensation paid by the district land acquisition department was rs 20,686 an acre for a landowner, while for a recorded bargadar, it was rs 11,211. The east bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950 also known as the east pakistan estate acquisition act 1950 was a law passed by the newly formed democratic government of east bengal in the dominion of pakistan present day bangladesh. West bengal land requisition and acquisition act 1948. The west bengal fisheries requisition and acquisition. Alok mukherjea blamed the west bengal government for carrying the land acquisition policy hastily without going through the process of trustbuilding. An act to validate certain orders made by the first land acquisition collector. Bengal estates acquisition act or the west bengal land reforms act as the case may be. I of 1894, dated 2nd february, 18941 an act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for the companies.
Moreover, the government continues to rely on the land acquisition act enacted by an earlier colonial regime for such purposes. The right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 also land acquisition act, 20 is an act of indian parliament that regulates land acquisition and lays down the procedure and rules for granting compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected persons in india. West bengal land acquisition laws amendment and validation act, 2011 no. These three acts were enacted at the initiative of. Section 9 in the land acquisition act, 1894 9 notice to persons interested. West bengal act x of 1956 1 the west bengal land reforms act, 19552 as modified up to the 1st january, 1999 30th march, 1958 an act to reform the law relating to land tenure consequent on the vesting of all estates and of certain rights therein3. Peasant resistance in west bengal a decade before singur.
West bengal act vii of 1973 c, the west bengal duty on interstate river valley authority electricity act, 1973. Norwjrhslanding anything lo the contray contained in any olher law, all orders under subsecion 1 of scction 3 of the west bengat land requisition and acquisition acl, 1948 hcrcaher in his section referred to ls the said act, made after the commencemenr of the wcst. The land acquisition act, 1894 prs legislative research. The west bengal land requisition and acquisition validation of orders act. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee on tuesday launched a stinging attack at centre for its decision to amend the land acquisition act through an ordinance terming the move as black and unjust and said her government will never implement it. This act may be called the land acquisition act, 1894. A bargadar is a person who under the system generally known as adhi, barga or bhag cultivates the land of another person on condition of delivering a share of the produce of such land to. Land acquisition west bengal amendment act, 1997 latest laws. Government of west bengal law department legislative.