Amarendranath Naskar v. West Bengal State Electrictiy Transmission Company Limited And ORS.

20.05.2025 Sl No.18 Ct. No.15 Suman WPA 9359 of 2025 Amarendranath Naskar -vsThe West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited & Ors.

Mr. Sudip Sarkar Mr. Anindya Sundar Das Ms. Paramita Mondal Ms. Suva Gayen Ms. Sneha Maity ...for the petitioner Mr. Sumit Kumar Panja Mr. Sumit Roy ...for WBSETCL The petitioner has raised a grievance that the West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL) has drawn high-tension cable wires over a plot of land owned by him. It is further submitted that a substantial portion of his land has been acquired for the installation of an electricity transmission tower.

Mr. Sumit Kumar Panja, learned counsel appearing for WBSETCL submits that if the petitioner makes a formal representation before the concerned project Manager, the prayer of the petitioner shall be considered in accordance with law.

In view of the above, there is no justification for keeping this writ petition pending.

Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit a formal representation for compensation before the concerned

Project Manager within a period of two weeks from the date of this order. If such a representation is submitted, the same shall be duly considered by the Project Manager within one month thereafter.

The Project Manager shall provide an opportunity of hearing to both the petitioner and a representative of WBSETCL and shall decide the matter in accordance with law. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner forthwith.

Accordingly, WPA 9359 of 2025 is disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the learned advocates for the parties on usual undertakings.

(Kausik Chanda, J.)