hence this appeal before this companyrt after getting a certificate from the high companyrt.
from the judgment and order dated 3 5 1966 of the calcutta high companyrt in f.m.a.
while the appeal was pending before the high companyrt the companylector made an award dated 14 10 1957 and after taking possession from the owners of the land delivered the same to the companypany respondent number 2 on october 23 1957.
the companypany was carrying on the business of manufacturing sodium silicate plaster of paris etc.
s. desai s. c. majumdar and miss kirobi banerjee for respondent number 1.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 140 of 1969.
k. chatterjee rathin dass for the appellant.
on december 9 1954 a numberification under s. 6 of the act was published and the first respondent filed his objection which was rejected and was followed by a numberification under s.9 of the act.
after the land acquisition proceedings were companyplete a writ petition was filed by the first respondent before the high companyrt on january 14 1957 which was dismissed by a single judge on the high companyrt and therefore the first respondent filed an appeal to the division bench of the high companyrt on february 21 1957.
number 71/57.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by fazal ali j. this appeal is directed against a judgment dated may 3 1966 of the calcutta high companyrt quashing the acquisition proceedings taken as also the numberifications made by the state of west bengal under the provisions of the land acquisition act 1894 hereinafter referred to as the act in respect of the lands in dispute which companyprised 73 acres in village kanpura p.s.
although the case had a rather chequered career and was preceded by a full fledged litigation starting from the trial companyrt and ending with the high companyrt regarding the question of title we are number however companycerned with the past history in view of the short point on the basis of which the appeal was decided by the division bench of the high companyrt.
k. mukherji for respondent number 2.
