SACHINDRA MOHAN NANDY & ORS. vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954, and the Chandernagore (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1955, extended the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948, to the territory of Chandernagore. The court found that the Collector of Hooghly had the authority to requisition land under the Acquisition Act, as it was applicable to the merged territory. The court dismissed the appellants' challenge under Article 226, affirming the legality of the requisition orders made by the Collector.