Advocate Rajesh Kshetry Secures Compensation in Long-Standing Land Acquisition Dispute

Advocate Rajesh Kshetry litigated the land acquisition and requisition case of Ram Chandra Ghosh & Ors vs. The State of West Bengal/Secretary/ Collector & District Magistrate/Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Burdwan/General Manager BSNL/ Chief General Manager BSNL. He handled the case on behalf of the petitioner, Ram Chandra Ghosh & Ors.

What is the issue?

The issue was Ram Chandra Ghosh & Ors. owned 1.14 acres of land situated at R.S. Plot No. 699, J.L. No. 21 of Mouza Katwa, Burdwan. The respondents approached the petitioners, requesting them to offer their land for the construction of Automatic Telephone Exchange and Micro Waves Tower E.T.C. and to maintain essential supplies and services to the community at large in 1983. A settlement payment of the amount decided was to be made to the petitioners. The petitioners were assured that upon assessment, the valuation price of the land which was more than a crore would be paid to them. The respondents failed to pay the full and final assessment to the petitioner.

Role of Advocate Rajesh Kshetry

Failing to receive any compensation for their land whatsoever, the petitioners approached Advocate Rajesh Kshetry to help and aid them to retrieve the compensation amount. This property dispute was initiated way back in 1983/84. Advocate Rajesh Kshetry’s precise arguments convinced the Ld. Judge to pass the order against the respondents, thus compelling them to pay the compensation money. Advocate Rajesh Kshetry’s sheer grit and determination helped close this long-drawn case.