Pradip Mascharak v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

11.12.2025 Ct. 3 Item No.

AD 13 Saswata WPA 11318 of 2025 Pradip Mascharak

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Shamim Ahammed Ms. Saloni Bhattacharya Ms. Reshma Khatun ...For the petitioner Mr. Arijit Dey ...For Baranagar Municipality Mr. Sounak Bhattacharya Mr. Abhijit Ghosh ...For the State

1. The present writ petition has been filed for a direction upon the municipal authorities to dispose of the petitioner's application for sanction dated 23rd February, 2025.

2. Today, the municipality pursuant to the order dated 25th November 2025 has placed before this Court a report dated 8th December 2025 and would submit that in terms of the order passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court on 19th December 2023, the municipality has already carried out demolition of the unauthorized portion.

3. Learned advocate appearing for the municipality, however, on instruction submits that insofar as the petitioner's application for sanction is concerned, the same has already been processed, however, the final process thereof cannot be made since certain documents are wanting. He would, however, be candid enough to highlight that no communication has been made in this regard by the municipality.

WPA 11318 of 2025

4. Be that as it may, since the municipality has clarified that there is no impediment in considering the petitioner's application for sanction, I am of the view that the petitioner should meet the concerned Sub Assistant Engineer (PWD), Baranagore on 16th December 2025.

5. In the event, any additional documents are necessary from the petitioner, appropriate communication in this regard should be made to the petitioner by the Sub Assistant Engineer on the said date itself and the petitioner shall accept such communication directly from the Sub Assistant Engineer. It shall be open to the petitioner to respond to such communication within 15 days therefrom and if such communication is made, and the documents, if any, filed in response thereto, are found in order, the application shall not be held back further and shall be duly scrutinized and completed as expeditiously as possible preferably within one month from the date of submission of such documents.

6. With the above observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of.

7. All parties shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from this Court's official website.

(Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.)