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Uniindia: Kolkata, May 4 (UNI) Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered for an interim stay on Visva-Bharati University’s eviction notice to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to vacate 13 decimal of land of his Santiniketan residence by May 6.

The Nobel laureate asserted that any "contrary claim" to the plot couldn't stand till the expiry of the leasehold rights.

In the order, the central varsity asked Sen to vacate by May 6 or within 15 days of publication of last order on April 19, the land allegedly occupied in an unauthorised manner

The complainant took exception to the verbal abuse of such a personality by calling him a land grabber and encroacher, demanded strict action as per legal provisions

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said that she will hold a sit-in at Bolpur in case authorities of the Visva Bharati University try to "bulldoze" Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's ancestral house.

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. More than 120 Left-leaning intellectuals and famous personalities have written an open letter, urging Visva-Bharati University to not "harass" Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over the land issue. India News | Left-leaning Intellectuals Urge Visva-Bharati Not to harass Amartya Sen.

According to the notice, Sen has been ordered to vacate the property by May 6 or within 15 days of the publication of the last order.

Visva Bharati Univeristy in an eviction order has asked Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to vacate the 13 decimals of land which he has been allegedly occupying in an unauthorised manner by May 6 or within 15 days of the publication of the last order on April 19.