Singur land acquisition issue: A timeline

August 31, 2016 07:21 pm | Updated October 18, 2016 01:10 pm IST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the 2006 allotment of 1,000 acres by the then CPI(M)-led government in West Bengal to Tata Motors for the company's aborted project to start a Nano car plant in Singur, declaring that the “entire acquisition process was illegal”. A timeline of the issue.

May 2006: Tata Motors announces Nano car plant at Singur in West Bengal.

July 2006: Mamata Banerjee opposes the plant on fertile land.

December 2006: Protests against the acquisition begins.

December 2006: Mamata Banerjee holds >26-day hunger strike against the land acquisition | Also read: >Singur and political posturing

January 21, 2007: Tata Motors starts construction of Nano car plant in West Bengal.

January 18, 2008: Calcutta High Court upholds Singur land acquisition, following which farmers and NGO moved the Supreme Court challenging the HC order.

August 24, 2008: Mamata Banerjee starts indefinite dharna at Singur outside the car plant.

September 2, 2008: Tata Motors >suspends work on Nano Plant at Singur.

September 3, 2008: Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi plays mediator; CPI(M)-led Left Front government and Trinamool agree to hold discussions.

September 5, 2008: West Bengal government and Trinamool start negotiations.

September 7, 2008: Talks break down.

October 3, 2008: Tata Motors decides to move out of Singur. Read: >We cannot run a plant with police protection, says Tata

October 7, 2008: Tata Motors announces >new Nano Plant at Sanand in Gujarat.

May 20, 2011: Mamata Banerjee >sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal, announces first Cabinet decision to return 400 acres of land to unwilling Singur farmers.

June 14, 2011: Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011 >passed in West Bengal Assembly.

June 22, 2011: Tata Motors moves Calcutta High Court challenging the Bill.

September 28, 2011: Calcutta High Court single bench upholds the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011.

June 22, 2012: A division bench of Calcutta High Court >strikes down the Bill on an appeal by Tata Motors.

August 31, 2016: Supreme Court >sets aside January 18, 2008 order of Calcutta High Court , allows appeals filed by some farmers and NGOs

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.