Sk. Liakat Ali v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

April 20, 2026

(67) ARDR WPA 6124 of 2026 Sk. Liakat Ali Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Adv. Prosenjit Mukhrjee, Adv. Arghya Kamal Das, ...for the petitioner.

Adv. Masud Karim, Adv. Ranjana Talapatra, ...for the respondent no.7.

Adv. Sanat Kumar Biswas, ...for the State.

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

None appears for the Panchayat despite service. The petitioner alleges that the private respondents are raising construction without obtaining sanctioned plan on agricultural land in violation of rules 26 and 27 of the West Bengal Panchayat (Gram Panchayat) Administration Rules, 2004.

The petitioner has submitted a representation before several authorities on 6th March, 2026 ventilating his grievance and complains that the same has not been considered.

Denying such allegation, learned counsel for the private respondents submits that the private respondents have obtained sanctioned building plan from the concerned Panchayat and also, the plot in question has been converted to bastu prior to raising construction therein. It appears that the representation referred to by the petitioner has been sent to five separate authorities. On prayer of the petitioner, liberty is granted to submit a

comprehensive representation before the Pradhan, Janai Gram Panchayat, being the 6th respondent herein, ventilating his grievance, within seven days from date. The 6th respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the same within six weeks from the date of receipt thereof upon granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioners and the private respondents, in accordance with law.

The parties shall be at liberty to produce relevant documents in support of their respective contention before the authority at the time of hearing.

The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the parties within a week thereof. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to have been 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.)