State Of West Bengal And ANR v. Subhasis Sinha Roy And ORS.

11.06.2025 Item No.19 Ct. No.26 CHC (disposed of) WPLRT 91 of 2025 The State of West Bengal & Anr.

Vs.

Subhasis Sinha Roy & Ors.

Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Ld. Senior Standing Counsel Mr. Debopriyo Karan, Advocate ...for the writ petitioners/State Mr. Mrinal Kanti Ghosh, Advocate Mr. Jayanta Dey, Advocate ...for the respondent nos.1, 2 & 3

1. Supplementary affidavit filed in Court be taken on record.

2. Writ petition is at the behest of the State and directed against an order dated April 22, 2025 passed in O.A. 2817 of 2022 (LRTT) passed by the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal.

3. Learned Senior Standing Counsel appearing for the writ petitioners submits that, although, the writ petitioners applied for review which was rejected by the order dated May 16, 2025, nonetheless, writ petitioners are entitled to challenge the order dated April 22, 2025.

4. Learned Senior Standing Counsel on instruction submits that, a number of plots are involved in the writ petition. He relies upon chart of the plots

involved. He submits that, excepting some of the plots, all other stands recorded in the name of the private parties. So far as plots which are not recorded in the name of the private parties, he submits that, without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the writ petitioner with regard to right, title and interest in respect of such plots including right of the writ petitioner to initiate proceeding under Section 14T(3) of the Act of 1955 his clients will mutate the name of private respondents with regard to their proportionate share.

5. Learned advocate appearing for the private respondents does not object to such course of action being undertaken.

6. In such circumstances, WPLRT 91 of 2025 is disposed of by directing the concerned Block Land and Land Reforms Officer to mutate the name of the private respondents commensurate to their shares in the plots being No. 352, 353, 355, 356, 260/611, 261/612, 262/613 and 253. This exercise by the concerned Block Land and Land Reforms Officer needless to say will be without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the State regarding right, title and interest of the private respondents as also the right of the State to initiate proceeding under Section 14T(3) of the Act of 1955.

7. In view of the directions contained herein, order dated April 22, 2025 passed by the learned Tribunal is set aside.

8. Concerned B.L.

& L.R.O will implement the corrections within a fortnight from date.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)