The Tata Motors counsel, Mr Samaraditya Pal, on Thursday, held that the affidavit filed by the West Bengal Government in response to the auto major’s petition challenging the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 was “misleading’’.
“The affidavit said that there has been a fundamental breach of agreement by the petitioner (Tatas) and it is misleading and does not state all the facts,’’ Mr Pal said adding that the company was compelled to move out as the State had failed to create a “congenial atmosphere for industry’’.
He added that the company had already expressed its desire for alternative utilisation of the land if it was convinced that a “congenial atmosphere’’ exists in the state.
“The company had failed to commission the project from Singur. But it had not failed to utilise the land,’’ Mr Pal maintained.