State of W.B. v. Jagadish Prasad Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
FA 220 of 2000; CAN 10 of 2026; COT 2291 of 1999; State of West Bengal; Jagadish Prasad Singh & Ors.; land acquisition compensation; land losers; apportionment of principal and interest; fixed deposit account ending 12374; Punjab National Bank; Registrar General; Principal Secretary Land Department Government of West Bengal; refund to State; Rs.44,47,165; Rs.29,53,307; Rs.14,93,858; Rs.44,56,037; cheques or banker's pay orders; one-month deadline; Rajasekhar Mantha; Rai Chattopadhyay; order dated 20.03.2026; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Directions for apportionment and payment: principal of Rs.29,53,307/- plus proportionate interest to the respondents/land losers, and refund of Rs.14,93,858/- plus proportionate interest to the State through the Principal Secretary, Land Department, Government of West Bengal; payment by cheque or banker's pay order, with the exercise by the Punjab National Bank and the Registrar General to be completed within one month; CAN 10 of 2026 disposed of.