Kutubuddin Ahamed v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE 36 06.3.2025 Sc Ct. no.2 WPA 4385 OF 2025 -------------- Kutubuddin Ahamed Vs.

State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Avijit Saha .... For the Petitioner Ms. Priyanka Jana .... For the Respondents State Affidavit-of-service, filed in Court today, is taken on record.

Mr. Avijit Saha, learned Advocate appears for the petitioner.

Ms. Priyanka Jana, learned State Advocate appears for the State respondents.

The sole grievance of the petitioner is that, the proceeding under Section of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is pending for long before the jurisdictional L.A. Collector, Annexure-P2 at Page-13 to the writ petition.

In view of the above, subject to the point of limitation, the jurisdictional L.A. Collector shall consider the application and send it before the jurisdictional L.A. Judge upon verification of all the records and documents in accordance with law

positively within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order.

After receiving the reference, the jurisdictional L.A. Judge shall dispose of the proceeding as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law. All points are kept open.

Since affidavits are not called for, the allegations made in this writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.

With the above observations and directions, this writ petition, WPA 4385 of 2025 stands disposed of, without any order as to costs.

Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.)