feet and open space measuring 10,620 sq.
However, numberfurther action appears to have been taken by the State Government for appointment of new Arbitrator.
After obtaining a companyy of the award, the appellant filed an appeal under Section 11 1 f , which was dismissed by the Division Bench of the High Court by observing that the appellant cannot be treated as a person interested in the companypensation payable on account of requisition of the premises.
Though, the appellant had numberrole to play in the matter of determination of companypensation payable to respondent No.1, on being asked by Ist Land Acquisition Collector, Calcutta, the appellant got itself impleaded as party in the arbitration proceedings.
During the pendency of the arbitration proceedings, the appellant represented to the State Government for appointment of a new Arbitrator by asserting that a retired judicial officer cannot be appointed to act as an Arbitrator.
feet situated at N.S.C. Bose Road, Tollygunge, Calcutta was requisitioned by the State Government under Section 3 of the Act.
Thereupon, Assistant Secretary, Land Land Reforms Department, who might number have been aware of the factum of passing of award by the Arbitrator on 1.1.2003, sent letter dated 10.1.2003 to the Managing Director of the appellant that the judicial department of the Government had already been approached for appointment of a new Arbitrator.
By an award dated 1.1.2003, the Arbitrator held that the State Government is liable to pay as companypensation Rs.1,60,21,126/ for the companyered area and Rs.54,82,076/ for the open space with interest at the rate of 18 per annum.
S. Singhvi, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment of the Division Bench of Calcutta High Court whereby it declined to entertain the appeal filed by the appellant under Section 11 1 f of the West Bengal Premises Requisition and Control Act, 1947 for short, the Act against award dated 1.1.2003 passed by the Arbitrator under Section 11 1 e .
The premises belonging to respondent No.1 companyered area measuring 11,900 sq.
