High Court slams Bengal government for delay in handing over land to BSF for fencing India-Bangladesh border
The Calcutta High Court has criticized the West Bengal government for failing to transfer 127 km of acquired land to the BSF for border fencing with Bangladesh, with only eight kilometers handed over by the March 31 deadline. The court had previously ordered the handover of land for which compensation had already been paid by the Centre. It has now directed the state to submit a detailed affidavit within two weeks explaining the delay. The fencing work is critical for securing the international border in nine districts.
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The Calcutta High Court has reprimanded the West Bengal government for failing to comply with its order to hand over land to the BSF to fence the India-Bangladesh border in the State, noting that only eight-kilometre stretches of the 127 km have been given to the border guarding force so far.On January 27, a division bench presided by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul had directed the State government to hand over 127 km of land "already acquired/purchased", for which "compensation" had been "received by the State government from the Centre", to the BSF by March 31.Castigating the State for not handing over the entire 127 kms of land to the BSF in nine districts by the end of March, the high court on April 22 directed the State government to file a detailed affidavit within two weeks, informing it of the steps taken to comply with its January order.
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