Shelter Projects Ltd. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

21.01.2026 Item No.22 Ct. No.1 PG WPA (P) 13 of 2026 Shelter Projects Ltd.

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Saibal Acharyya Mr. Sankar Halder....for the petitioner Mr. Jahar Lal De, Ld. AGP Ms. Sukla Das Chandra.....for the State PER, PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J.:

1. On perusal of the petition under consideration, it appears that the writ petitioner is practically aggrieved with the recording of the name of the State in the records of right in stead of the petitioner.

2. It thus, appears to this Court that the writ petitioner is personally aggrieved and thus, by no stretch of imagination, it can be said that the instant writ petition can be categorised as a public interest litigation. On such score, the instant writ petition is not maintainable.

3. Before parting with, it is noticed by us that under the provisions of West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act,

1997 (hereinafter referred to as the 'said Act of 1997' in short), the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 is a 'specified Act'

within the meaning of section 2 ( r ) of the said Act of 1997.

4. Section 6 of the said Act of 1997 further postulates that an application complaining inaction or culpable negligence of an authority under a specified Act falls within the jurisdiction, power and authority of the tribunal, as has been constituted under section 4 of the said Act of 1997.

5. Such being the position, this Court is constrained to hold that no relief can be granted to the writ petitioner in the instant writ petition because of lack of jurisdiction also.

6. With the aforementioned observations, the instant writ petition is disposed of.

7. However, liberty is granted to the writ petitioner to approach the appropriate

forum for ventilating his grievance, if so advised.

8. It is also made clear that while disposing the instant writ petition, we have not gone into the merits of the instant writ petition.

9. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties expeditiously upon compliance of all legal formalities.

(SUJOY PAUL, CJ.) (PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J.)