Mangol Baidya And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

03.09.2024 Sl. No.1 (DL) Court No.9 srm W.P.A. No. 8909 of 2022 Mangol Baidya & Ors.

vs.

The State of West Bengal and others Mr. Nirmalendu Bera, Mr. Gora Chand Samanta ... for the Petitioners.

Mr. Sk. Md. Galib, Ms. Subhra Nag ... for the State-respondents.

None appears on behalf of the respondents. No accommodation is prayed for.

Md. Galib, learned Advocate is requested to enter appearance on behalf of the State-respondents with a junior of his choice, as it appears that he has appeared in similar matters earlier and is also appearing today in another similar matter. His appearance be regularized.

The writ petition is not maintainable. Each of the petitioners has a separate cause of action. The petitioners allege that each of their houses were destroyed by cyclones at various points of time. It is submitted that mass petitions had been filed before the concerned District Magistrate for some assistance/disbursal of funds, so that their houses could be reconstructed.

Under such circumstances, the petitioners may file individual applications with specifications and details of the alleged devastation that may have

befallen their individual houses, before the competent authority. If such applications are filed and the said schemes are still surviving, the concerned authority shall dispose of such applications, in accordance with law. If the petitioners are not eligible, an order shall be communicated. If any of them are found eligible upon enquiry, disbursement of funds shall be made to such person.

This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioners. The entire issue shall be decided on the enquiry to be made by the respective authority.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. All the parties are directed to act on the basis of the server copy of the order.

(Shampa Sarkar, J.)