Dharanidhar Mondal And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

S/L 30 19.09.2025 Court. No. 19 Suvayan WPA 970 of 2024 Dharanidhar Mondal & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Nemai Chandra Betal Mr. Satadal Chatterjee ... for the petitioners.

Mr. Amritalal Chatterjee ... for the State.

1.

Mr. Chatterjee, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners submits before this Court that it is the grievance of the writ petitioners that though the writ petitioners' property, particulars of which has been mentioned in paragraph nos. 3 and 4 of the instant writ petition were requisitioned and acquired under Act II of 1948 and though the writ petitioners have received 80% of compensation amount and in view of the fact that the writ petitioners have not received the remaining 20% of the compensation amount, the writ petitioners through their learned Advocate approached the respondent no. 2 by submitting a demand for justice in writing dated 16.11.2023 a copy of which has been annexed at page nos. 35 to 36 of the instant writ petition but in vein. 2.

It is thus submitted that appropriate relief/reliefs may be granted to the writ petitioners in terms of the prayers made in the instant writ petition.

3.

Mr. Chatterjee, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondents/State in his usual fairness submits before this court that the respondent no. 2/authority

may be directed to consider the demand for justice dated 16.11.2023 as made on behalf of the writ petitioners in accordance with law.

4.

In view of such, this Court while disposing the instant writ petition directs the respondent no. 2/authority to consider the demand for justice dated 16.11.2023 as has been annexed at page nos. 35 and 36 of the instant writ petition and after giving fair chance of hearing to the writ petitioners and/or their authorized representatives shall pass a reasoned order and shall forthwith communicate the same to the writ petitioners and/or their authorized representatives preferably by email, if the email details of the writ petitioners and/or their authorized representatives is/are provided to him at the time of hearing.

5.

The entire exercise as indicated in the foregoing paragraph is to be completed by the respondent no. 2/authority within 60 working days from the date of communication of the server copy of this order. 6.

Liberty is given to the learned Advocate-on-Record for the writ petitioners to communicate the server copy of this order to the respondent no. 2/authority. 7.

The respondent no. 2/authority is hereby directed to act on the server copy of this order.

8.

Before parting with, it is made clear that in the event while passing the reasoned order the respondent no. 2/authority finds sufficient justification in the demand for justice dated 16.11.2023 as mentioned above he shall forthwith take appropriate steps for disbursement of the

adequate amount of compensation together with prevailing bank interest in favour of the writ petitioners on pro rata basis.

9.

With the aforementioned observation, the instant writ petition being WPA 970 of 2024 is disposed of.

10. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities.

(Partha Sarathi Sen, J.)