A two-storey commercial building in West Bengal was demolished during an eviction drive carried out to remove alleged encroachment on government land, but the Calcutta High Court found that the authorities had gone beyond the area identified as government land and also demolished a building standing on a private plot.
The court noted that Revenue Inspector reports and sketch maps had separately identified encroachment on government plots, while the demolished building stood on LR Plot No. 650, a raiyati land belonging to the petitioners. The High Court has now ordered the authorities to construct a new building according to the sanctioned plan and pay the petitioners Rs 10 lakh as compensation.
