Badal Sau v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

May 21, 2026

(31) ARDR WPA 11175 of 2026 Badal Sau Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Adv. Animesh Mukherjee, Adv. Milan Maity, Adv. Shah Jamal Hazra, Adv. Kazi Asif Iqbal, ...for the petitioner.

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

The respondents are not represented despite service. The petitioner alleges that the private respondents raised unauthorised construction without obtaining sanction from the concerned Panchayat. The petitioner submitted a representation in this regard before the concerned authority on 9th April, 2026 and seeks consideration of the same.

In view of the above, the Pradhan, Kolaghat II Gram Panchayat, being the 8th respondent herein, is directed to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 9th April, 2026 within six weeks from the date of communication of this order upon granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioner and the private respondents, in accordance with law.

The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the parties within a week thereof. In the event the construction raised by the private respondents is found to be illegal/unauthorised, the

concerned authority shall take necessary steps in accordance with law.

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.)