Tapan Jyoti Basu & ORS v. State Of West Bengal & ORS

05.07.2023 Ct. No.10 b.das W.P.A. 11938 of 2019 Tapan Jyoti Basu & Ors.

vs.

The State of W. B. & Ors.

Mr. Panchanan Hazra .... for the petitioners.

Mr. Soumitra Bandyopadhyay Mr. P. Batabyal ....for the State.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioners claim to be recorded owners of the plots in question and submit that the plots have been utilized by the State government without acquiring the same by due process of law.

The petitioners submitted a representation before the concerned authority on 14th January, 2019 requesting the authority to take immediate appropriate steps for completion of the acquisition proceedings and payment of compensation.

It is submitted on behalf of the respondents that the 4th respondent be directed to consider the representation, in accordance with law.

In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioners on 14th January, 2019 within two months from the date of

communication of this order upon granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, in accordance with law.

The petitioners shall be at liberty to produce all relevant documents before the authority at the time of hearing.

Upon disposal of the representation, the concerned authority is directed to take all consequential steps thereto within two months thereafter.

The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioners within a week thereof. The writ petition is disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Since no affidavit has been invited, allegations contained in the writ petition shall be deemed not to have been admitted.

Urgent certified website copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)