New Delhi: The deal for 1,000 acres of land in Bengal's Singur allotted to Tata Motors for a Nano factory has been cancelled by the Supreme Court.
The deal was struck by the previous Left government in 2006.
The Nano factory was shipped to Gujarat in 2008 after massive farmer protests led by Mamata Banerjee, who was then the top opposition leader in the state.
The court has ripped into the Left government and Tata Motors for what it called the illegal manner in which land was acquired in Singur, saying that the entire exercise appeared to be a "farce and an eye wash", which was "shocking".
The deal for 1,000 acres of land in Bengal's Singur allotted to Tata Motors for a Nano factory has been cancelled by the Supreme Court.
The deal was struck by the previous Left government in 2006. It was approved by the Calcutta high court but a rights organization moved the Supreme Court against it.
The Tatas moved their Nano operations to Gujarat in 2008 after massive farmer protests led by Mamata Banerjee, who was then the top opposition leader in the state.
The court has ripped into the Left government and Tata Motors for what it called the illegal manner in which land was acquired in Singur, saying that the entire exercise appeared to be a "farce and an eye wash", which was "shocking".
The court also commented that the then government appeared to have been determined that the project must come up in the state and it was the company which seemed to have chosen the precise location for the project. This, the court said, was contrary to the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and subsequently amended in 1984.
The Tatas had told the court that it won't surrender the land and would use it for other purposes.
The deal was struck by the previous Left government in 2006.
The Nano factory was shipped to Gujarat in 2008 after massive farmer protests led by Mamata Banerjee, who was then the top opposition leader in the state.
The court has ripped into the Left government and Tata Motors for what it called the illegal manner in which land was acquired in Singur, saying that the entire exercise appeared to be a "farce and an eye wash", which was "shocking".
The deal for 1,000 acres of land in Bengal's Singur allotted to Tata Motors for a Nano factory has been cancelled by the Supreme Court.
The deal was struck by the previous Left government in 2006. It was approved by the Calcutta high court but a rights organization moved the Supreme Court against it.
The Tatas moved their Nano operations to Gujarat in 2008 after massive farmer protests led by Mamata Banerjee, who was then the top opposition leader in the state.
The court has ripped into the Left government and Tata Motors for what it called the illegal manner in which land was acquired in Singur, saying that the entire exercise appeared to be a "farce and an eye wash", which was "shocking".
The court also commented that the then government appeared to have been determined that the project must come up in the state and it was the company which seemed to have chosen the precise location for the project. This, the court said, was contrary to the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and subsequently amended in 1984.
The Tatas had told the court that it won't surrender the land and would use it for other purposes.