Calcutta HC Upholds Citizens' Property Rights: Orders ₹2 Lakh Damages in Land Ownership Dispute
In a recent landmark judgment, Justice Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury of the High Court at Calcutta, under the West Bengal Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1962, delivered a verdict that has far-reaching implications in a long-standing land ownership dispute. Background: The case, labeled S.A. 60 of 2021 and identified as CAN 1/2021 and CAN 2/2023, involved a legal battle between the State of West Bengal & Ors. and Achinta…