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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Plots to be taken back ‘in view of total frustration of the object’ of allotment

Plots to be taken back ‘in view of total frustration of the object’ of allotment

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published Published on Jun 14, 2011   modified Modified on Jun 14, 2011

-The Telegraph

 

Excerpts from the draft of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, which was circulated among MLAs on Monday.

Whereas it is expedient to provide for taking over of the land covered by the lease granted to Tata Motors Limited for the sole purpose of Small Car Manufacturing project and letters of allotment issued to the Vendors as recommended by Tata Motors Limited in view of non-commissioning and abandoning Small Car Project and ancillary factories with a view to returning such portion of the land to the unwilling owners thereof, who have not accepted compensation and to utilize the balance portion in public interest and for the benefit of the State;

It is hereby enacted in the sixty-second year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:

1. (a) This act may be called the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011.

(b) It shall come into force on the date of its notification in the Official Gazette.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a)“appointed day” means date of notification of this Act in the Official Gazette

(b)“land” means lands leased out by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited to the Tata Motors Limited and also allotted to the vendors, on the basis of the recommendation of Tata Motors Limited as more fully described in the Schedule;

(c) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;

(d) “State Government” means the State Government of West Bengal

(e) “vendor” means allottee of the plot of land mentioned in Part II of the Schedule hereto, none of whom has obtained any deed of lease in terms of their respective letters of allotment;

(f) “WBIDC” means the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited;

3.On the appointed date, the land mentioned in the Schedule and all the right, title or interest in respect of and in relation thereto shall by virtue of this Act stand transferred to and vest in the State Government free of any lease or allotment.

4. (1) The land referred to in section 4 shall deem to include all assets, rights, leaseholds, powers, authorities, privileges and all properties movable and immovable including the land and structures, if any, standing thereon and possession, power or control of the land and right or whatsoever nature relating thereto and shall all vest in the State Government.

(2) The land as referred to in sub-section (1), which have vested in the State Government under section 4 hereto, shall by virtue of such vesting be freed and discharged from any lease, trust, obligation, mortgage, charge, lien and any other encumbrances being affecting it and any attachment, injunction or decree or order of any Court or any other authority restricting user of such property in any manner, shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

(3) The Tata Motors Limited and all vendors shall forthwith restore vacant possession of the land kept their possession in favour of District Magistrate, Hooghly. If any vendor or the Tata Motors Limited fails to restore possession of the land or any portion thereof immediately, the District Magistrate or any officer authorised by him on this behalf shall be entitled to take steps and use such force as may be necessary to take possession of the land and to enter upon such land for the aforesaid purpose.

5. (1) For the transfer to and vesting in the State Government the land under section 4 and right, title and interest in relation thereto mentioned in Part II of the Schedule, the amounts of premium paid respectively by the vendors shall be refunded after deducting the amount of arrears of rent left unpaid by them upon an application being made by them respectively mentioning the amount of premium paid and rent kept in arrear.

(2) For the transfer to and vesting of the land mentioned in part I of the schedule hereto, the amount of compensation would be adjudged and determined by the District Judge, Hooghly on an application being made by the Tata Motors Limited in due compliance with the principles of natural justice and by reasoned order.

(3) The amount so determined in accordance with the provisions hereto, shall carry simple interest at the rate of six per centum per annum from the period commencing on the date of application made by the claimant and ending on the date of tender of the amount as may be determined and payable by the State Government.

6. The State Government shall return equivalent quantum of land to unwilling owners, who have not accepted the compensation from the land described in the part II to the Schedule and the rest of the land shall be utilized by the Government for socio-economic development, employment generation, industry and for other public purpose of the State.

7. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or amend the Schedule:

Provided that the notification made under this section shall, as soon as after it has been made, be laid before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

8. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent herewith contained in any Deed of Lease or letter of Allotment or grant or any other instrument having effected by virtue of any law other than this Act or any decree of Tribunal or authority.

Statement of objects and reasons

2) Since the grant of lease to the TML, four years have passed but no small car production industry has been commissioned for regular production of small car, which has in fact been abandoned by the TML as announced by the TML and reiterated in their letters including the letter dated 28.09.2010 and the TML have already transferred, removed the small car project and all machinery and equipment from the said land to another State. So far as letter of allotment issued to the ancillary industries recommended by TML for the purpose of setting up of the industry/factory is concerned, the object has totally failed. None of those industrial undertakings have taken any step for obtaining lease in terms of letters of allotment or at all have not set up any industry and the land has been lying unutilized for more than three years. No employment generation and socio-economic development has taken place and people in and around the area have not been benefited in any manner, whatsoever, although more or less Rs. 137 crore has been paid by WBIDC as compensation to landowners and the State Government has spent more than Rs. 76 crore for construction drainage and other infrastructure. In addition, the State Government has incurred expenses for providing security at site.

4) Several owners of the land/farmers have protested against acquisition against their wishes and have not accepted any compensation and on having realised that there is no scope of generation of employment have been clamouring for return of their land and staging agitations in that area endangering safety and security of the area which unless properly handled urgently, serious law and order problems is likely to develop.

5) In the circumstances, the State Government in public interest considers it necessary to take back the ownership of those plots of land and to take over possession thereof in view of total frustration of the object and purpose of allotment/lease of land and for ameliorating ascending public dissatisfaction and agitation and to take steps urgently for return of the land to the unwilling owners of the land who have not accepted any compensation and to utilize remaining portion of the land in public interest for benefit and socio-economic development of the State of West Bengal.

The Telegraph, 14 June, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110614/jsp/nation/story_14110745.jsp


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