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Singur and Nandigram land acquisition protests

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16 Nov 2007

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The Calcutta High Court (Nijjar CJ and P.C. Ghose J) held that the police firing of 14 March was wholly unconstitutional and could not be justified under any provision of law, held Regulation 155(b) of the Police Regulations, Bengal ultra vires, directed the CBI to complete a detailed investigation within a month, and ordered compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each family of the dead, at least Rs 1 lakh for each injured person and Rs 2 lakh for each rape victim. The state appealed to the Supreme Court. [1][2][3]

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Sources

  1. 1Association for Protection of Democratic Rights v State of West Bengal and Ors, 2007 (4) CHN 842Calcutta High Court via Indian Kanoon, 16 Nov 2007T2 CourtArchived 9 Dec 2008
  2. 2'Wholly Unconstitutional...'Outlook, 20 Nov 2007T2 CourtArchived 12 Jan 2026
  3. 3W Bengal govt denies before SC excesses at NandigramUNI via Oneindia, 25 Feb 2008T5 Secondary