STATE OF WEST BENGAL vs KARAN SINGH BINAYAK .

The case concerns whether the rights and interests in leased-out lands vested absolutely in the State under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The State challenged a High Court ruling that had set aside an order of vesting and prohibited the State from interfering with construction work on the land. The central legal issue pertains to the application of Sections 4 and 5 of the Act regarding the vesting of estates and intermediary rights free from encumbrances.