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Singur case timeline
From The Farmer, To The Farmer.
From The Farmer, To The Farmer
May 18, 2006: Ratan Tata and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announce Nano project at Singur
Sept 20, 2006: Land vests with government
December 28, 2006: Mamata ends 25-day hunger strike
March 9, 2007: Tata Motors gets possession of land
January 10, 2008: Nano unveiled at New Delhi auto show
January 18, 2008: Calcutta high court approves acquisition
October 3, 2008: Ratan Tata pulls out
May 13, 2011: Trinamool sweeps Bengal polls
June 9, 2011: Mamata Banerjee announces ordinance to take back Singur land
June 13, 2011: Assembly passes Singur bill
June 20, 2011: Governor signs bill
June 21, 2011: Government vests Singur plot
June 22, 2011: Tata Motors challenges Singur Act in Calcutta high court; seeks stay on government order
June 27, 2011: Calcutta high court refuses to grant stay; Tata decide to move Supreme Court
June 28, 2011: Land survey begins in morning, plot papers handed over in the evening.
June 29, 2011: The Supreme Court directed the West Bengal government not to return land to farmers in Singur.
