STATE OF WEST BENGAL Vs. GANESH CHANDRA MITRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These two appeals at the instance of the State of West Bengal are against the awards passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Purulia, in two land acquisition cases under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

(2.) The property acquired is a premises comprising buildings, land and a tank- The premises is known as 'Kamala Kutir'. The notification under Section 4 of the Act in respect of the acquisition of Kamala Kutir was published on May 16, 1960. The description of the premises and the buildings, fixtures and other amenities appertaining thereto, appear from the following portion of the judgment of the learned Additional District Judge, as follows :--

(3.) Although the premises comprise a compact area measuring 7.91 acres and surrounded by a boundary wall a portion of the area measuring 5.43 acres consisting of the entire homestead and a small portion of the bank of the tank appertains to mouja Puru-lia and the remaining portion measuring 2.48 acres consisting of the entire land and the major portion of the bank, appertains to mouja Raghabpur. In view of the fact that the area of the premises appertains to two moujas, two land acquisition cases were started by the Land Acquisition Collector.