Bimal Pal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

18.02.2022 Ct. No.10 b.das W.P.A. 2066 of 2022 (Via Video Conference) Bimal Pal Vs.

State of W. B. & Ors.

Mr. Lalratan Mandal Mr. A. Kr. Das Mr. D. K. Sadhu ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Chandi Charan De Ms. S. Bhattacharya ...for the State.

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is kept with the record.

Private respondents are not represented despite service.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The grievance of the petitioner is that the private respondents have raised unauthorized construction by encroaching upon the government land adjoining the petitioner's property and have thereby obstructed his egress and ingress.

The petitioner submitted a representation in this regard before the concerned authority on 30th October, 2021, which is yet to be disposed of. The petitioner prays

for a direction upon the authority to consider the representation at the earliest.

Upon consideration of the submissions made on behalf of the parties and material on record, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 30th October, 2021 within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested parties including the petitioner and the private respondents, in accordance with law.

With the above observations and directions this writ petition being WPA 2066 of 2022 is disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to be admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)