Subhash Mishra v. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation And ORS

29th May,2026 (Vacation Bench) Item no.D/L 46 Court No. 02 S. Gayen, A.R.(Ct.) Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No.

WPA 12124 of 2026 In the matter of :

Subhash Mishra .... Petitioner VS.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.

....Respondents For the Petitioner:

Mr. Sumitava Chakraborty Ms. Bratati Pramanick ....Advocates For the State:

Mr. D.N. Roy, Ld. GP Mr. Debasish Basu Mr. Bijitesh Mukherjee ....Advocates For the KMC:

Mr. Sandipan Banerjee ....Advocate

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

2. Mr. Sandipan Banerjee enters appearance on behalf of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Let his appearance be regularized.

3. The writ petition has been preferred challenging the stop work notice dated 9th April, 2026.

4. On hearing the parties, the instant writ petition is disposed with the observation that as the notice challenged is only a stop work notice, the respondent authority shall not proceed for any demolition work without conducting a proper proceeding.

5. An opportunity of hearing shall be given to the petitioner with a prior notice.

6. The writ petition stands disposed of.

7. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

[Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.]