NETAI BAG vs STATE OF W.B.

The Supreme Court addressed a public interest writ petition concerning the use of land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act for a specific public purpose, namely the Mourigram-Dankuni Link Project. The Court held that the land, once acquired for a public purpose, cannot be repurposed for private profit, such as establishing a slaughterhouse, without violating the rights of the original landowners. The Court upheld the principle that land must be utilized only for the purpose for which it was acquired, thereby reinforcing the sanctity of public purpose in land acquisition.