Section 4 of the Estates Act provided that the State Government may from time to time by a numberification, declare that with effect from the date mentioned in the numberification, all estates and the rights of every intermediary in each such estate situated in any district or part of a district, specified in the numberification, shall vest in the State free from all encumbrances.
In between time, the State of West Bengal enacted the Act, known as the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 hereinafter referred to as the Estates Act , which came into force on 12th February, 1954.
It is relevant to mention here that in the numberification under Section 6 of the Act, the provisions of Sub sections 1 and 4 of Section 17 were also applied, with the result the State was free to take possession without delivery of the award by the Land Acquisition Officer.
In view of the application of Sub sections 1 and 4 of Section 17 of the Act, the State of West Bengal took possession of the land on 23rd February, 1955.
In pursuance of Section 4 of the Estates Act, a numberification was issued on 16th August.
After taking possession, the Land Acquisition Collector gave an award on 1st February, 1956.
The appellants herein, also being dissatisfied with the quantum of companypensation awarded by the District Judge, filed a cross objection.
Subsequently, the said numberification was followed by a numberification under Section 6 of the Act, issued on 19th July, 1954.
A large tract of land was proposed to be acquired by the State of West Bengal.
Consequently, a numberification dated 23rd June, 1954 was published on 8th July, 1954 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act hereinafter referred to as the Act .
The appeal preferred by the State of West Bengal was allowed, whereas the cross objection filed by the appellants was dismissed.
The learned District Judge, Bankura, West Bengal, by his order and judgment held that the appellants herein are entitled to companypensation at the rate of Rs.
Aggrieved, the State of West Bengal filed a Regular First Appeal before the High Court.
1954 declaring that the appellants land shall vest in the State with effect from 15th April, 1955.
Since the appellants herein were number satisfied with the award given by the Land Acquisition Collector, they sought a reference.
It is against the said judgment, the appellants are in appeals before us.
150/ per acre.
