West Bengal Legal Service – 2010 – West Bengal Estates

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West Bengal Legal Service – 2010 – West Bengal Estates


Total marks – 100                                       Duration – 3 hours

Answer any five questions.

1. (a) What do you understand by the term bargadar?
(b) Who are raiyat?
(c) Discuss rights of raiyat in respect of land.

2. (a) What do you mean by Mutation?
(b) Can a raiyat change the character of land?
(c) Write a suitable note on Preparation and final publication of the record-of-rights.
3. (a) Define the term Estate.
(b) Discuss notification for vesting estates and effect of notification.

4. (a) What do you understand by the term intermediaries ?
(b) Explain rights of intermediaries to retain certain lands under the W.B. Estates Acquisition Act.

5. (a) What do you understand by Preliminary Survey of lands?
(b) Write a note on Preliminary Investigation of land and powers of officers thereon.
(c) Examine the provisions relating to enquiry and award by Collector.

6. (a) Explain service of notice under section 2 0 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
(b) Examine matters to be considered in determining compensation and matters to be neglected in determining compensation.

7. (a) Define the term ‘Public Perimises ‘.
(b) Discuss constitutional and statutory validity of eviction of unauthorised occupants of public premises.

8. Discuss powers of estate officer to require payment of Rent or Damages in respect of public premises and other powers under section 8 of the Act.

9. Discuss the concept of Environment as defined under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and amplified and expanded through judicial pronouncements.

10. Discuss briefly the role of Government Authorities in protecting environment and extent to which they have succeeded in preventing environment pollution.

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