Shyamoli Basu And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

03.09.2024 Sl. No.2 (DL) Court No.9 srm W.P.A. No. 8910 of 2022 Shyamoli Basu & 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.

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.)