Ananya Sau v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

02.09.2024 Sl. No. 30 AKG Ct. 15 WPA 7870 of 2024 Ananya Sau -vsState of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Debasis Kar, Mr. Arka Tilak Bhadra ...for the Petitioner Mr. Sandipan Banerjee, Mr. Ankit Surekha ...for HMC Let the affidavit of service filed by the petitioner be kept with the records.

Respondent nos. 9 & 10 are not represented.

The petitioner alleges that at Holding no. 7/1, Dinu Lane, Kadamtala, Police Station - Bantra, Post Office - Kadamtala, Howrah, construction of a G+5 building is ongoing without any sanctioned plan from the Howrah Municipal Corporation.

The petitioner alleges that despite a written complaint being lodged before the Commissioner, Howrah Municipal Corporation on February 8, 2024, no steps so far have been taken.

Learned advocate appearing for the Howrah Municipal Corporation submits that the Corporation shall take necessary steps in terms of the complaint dated February 8, 2024, within a reasonable time frame.

In view of the aforesaid stance of the Corporation, I do not find any justification to keep this writ petition pending.

Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction upon the Howrah Municipal Corporation to consider the complaint dated February 8, 2024, and pass a reasoned order in accordance with law after affording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned within two months from the date of communication of this order.

WPA 7870 of 2024 is disposed of.

Urgent certified website copies of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties upon compliance with the requisite formalities.

(Kausik Chanda, J.)