Subhechcha Ganguly 
Ashutosh Sen, the father of Sen, allegedly only leased 1.25 acres of land on a 99-year lease in 1943 and kept the rest, according to VC Bidyut Chakrabarty’s assertion in 2022.13 decimal is being occupied unlawfully.Amartya Sen, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, received a final eviction notice from Visva-Bharati University on Thursday. It stated that the university will be passing an eviction order to reclaim a section of the land occupied by Sen’s ancestral property on the campus in Santiniketan in Bengal’s Birbhum district on April 19.Under the Public Premises (Eviction and Unauthorised Occupants) Act of 1971, the joint registrar and estate officer of Visva-Bharati, AK Mahato, issued the final notice.
HT has examined the file.The only central university in Bengal, Visva-Bharati, is presided over by the Prime Minister.Vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty asserted in 2022 that Ashutosh Sen, Sen’s father and a Visva-Bharati professor, leased only 1.25 acres of the total acreage on a 99-year lease in 1943.13 decimal is being occupied unlawfully.Sen has received three letters from the university since January 24. On March 17, an eviction notice was issued, and Sen was asked to present his case. During his visit to Santiniketan earlier this year, Sen didn’t personally respond to the notice or show up in person for the proceedings.
