Tata Motors was dispossessed from the site of the now relocated Tata Nano small car factory in Singur by the State government “in haste”, counsel for the company told the Calcutta High Court here on Wednesday.
Samaraditya Pal, counsel for Tata Motors, said the company received the notice of repossession on June 28 — seven days after the government had taken possession of the land. The hearing on the writ petition filed by the company on June 22, which challenged the Constitutional validity of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, was adjourned till Thursday.
During the day, Mr. Pal cited the judgment by a Division Bench of the High Court, which had upheld the validity of the acquisition of the land in Singur.
Reiterating that the company had not abandoned the Singur project site, Mr. Pal said it was committed to carrying out its corporate social responsibilities. He said that the company had carried out projects such as the setting-up of self-help-groups, developing the employability of local youths and improving the educational infrastructure in the area.
Mr. Pal said Tata Motors was “constrained to move out” despite assurances from the government that “a congenial atmosphere” would be maintained.
