Ashoke Kumar Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

February 22, 2022 ARDR (15) WPA 5669 of 2021 Ashok Kumar Ghosh Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Hiranmoy Datta, ...for the petitioner.

Liberty is granted to implead the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Purba Burdwan as respondent no.5 in the writ petition.

The cause title of the writ petition be amended accordingly.

Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record.

None appears for the State despite service.

Mr. Chandi Charan De, learned counsel, who usually appears for the State and is present in Court is requested to represent the State in this matter. His appointment be regularised by the learned Legal Remembrancer.

The grievance of the petitioner is that the plot of land owned by the petitioner was acquired by the State respondents under L.A. cse no. 1(V) of 1952-53 and L.A. case no. 15(V) of 1952-53 but no compensation has been paid to the petitioner for the same. The petitioner submitted an application before the authority

claiming such compensation on 19th March, 2019 pursuant to which a notice of hearing was issued to the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner appeared before the authority and submitted relevant documents despite which no further communication has been made to him by the authority till date.

It is submitted on behalf of the respondents that the fifth respondent be directed to dispose of the application filed by the petitioner within a certain period of time.

In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of directing the fifth respondent to consider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner dated 19th March, 2019 within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested parties including the petitioner, in accordance with law. With such direction, WPA 5669 of 2021 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.)