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Singur verdict not to affect acquisitions for public purposes

The Supreme Court (SC) judgment asking for Singur land to be returned to the original owners could likely open several cases of land acquisition carried out before 2009. But, the judgment will have no impact on land being acquired for Smart City projects, claim experts."The judgment again tosses in the air the concept of public interest", said Suhaan Mukherjee, partner at PLR Chambers, which specialises in public policy. The two judges have differed on whether the land acquired for the Tata Nano project in Singur was in public interest.On Wednesday, a two-judge bench ruled as invalid the acquisition of land in Singur by the West Bengal government for a Tata Motors' project made in 2006. The judges have asked the state to return the 997 acres of land to the farmers, since the acquisition made under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 was "perverse and illegal" by the then state government. The Singur land acquisition has been a watershed for land disputes in India. All political parties

Singur Land verdict signal to government to formulate policies in interest of poor: JD(U)

The top court told the present West Bengal Government to hand the land back to farmers in the next 12 weeks

SC quashes Singur land buy for Tata Motors' Nano plant

Says law was flouted by the Left Front government in West Bengal in 2006

Singur verdict: Trinamool's rivals sense political opportunity

Implementing the SC order is likely to be a minefield for the Trinamool Congress-led government

Singur celebrates SC verdict on Nano land

For the people at Beraberi, the SC verdict marks the end of a decade-long rebellion for land rights

Tata Motors not hit by SC verdict

The company's share gained 1.7% to Rs 537 on BSE and was the fourth highest gainer among Sensex stocks

Singur verdict is victory of the masses : TMC

Those who had used brute force to acquire land should tender an apology to the masses and hang their head in shame, said Partha Chatterjee

CPI-M rules out apology for Singur land acquisition

Land was back then acquired by following the Land Acquisition Act of 1894, said CPI(M) state secretary Surya Kant Mishra

Singur: SC sets aside land acquisition for Tata's Nano plant

The apex court has agreed that land should be restored in 12 weeks to the owners and cultivators

Supreme Court quashes Singur land allotment to Tata

The West Bengal govt has also been directed to take possession of the land and return it to the landowners in 12 weeks

The Singur Saga: A timeline

The Supreme Court is to rule on the Singur case today, five years after the Bengal government filed an appeal against a Calcutta HC order striking down the Singur Land Act

West Bengal assembly polls: Singur cries foul as old founds resurface

The same hot-bed of land rights movement against Tata Nano factory that helped TMC overthrow CPI(M)'s over three-decade rule ,can now come back to bite the ruling govt

Which way will Singur sway?

It might be hard to predict who will win but the nation awaits the verdict from Singur nonetheless as a commentary on current West Bengal politics

Tata's Nano remains central issue in Singur even after 8 years

Singur was on the boil between 2006 and 2008 after the then Left Front government acquired 997.11 acres of land for setting up the small car factory