Chalehar Kayal v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

jdt. 22.12.2025 jb.

WPA 13351 of 2025 (Chalehar Kayal vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Mr. Subhadeep Chatterjee Ms. Arpita Kundu Mr. Nilabha Roy .... For the Petitioner Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee Mr. Debapriya Chatterjee .... For the State Mr. Pradip Saren Mr. Soumik Ghosh Ms. Saheli Hembrom .... For the Private respondents Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner acquired the property in question by virtue of a deed of gift executed in her favour and has been possessing the same since then. The private respondents who are cosharers of the undivided property were disturbing her peaceful possession therein for which the petitioner filed a partition suit against them wherein the learned civil Court directed both the parties to maintain status quo with regard to nature, character and possession of the property.

The petitioner alleges that despite such order, the private respondents continued to disturb her possession in the property for which an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure was filed by the petitioner before the learned trial Court. The application was allowed and police help granted. The private respondents are still continuing to disturb her possession in the property in question.

quo and permitted to catch fish from the fishery situated in the property.

Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties, this Court is of the view that since an order of status quo has been granted by the learned trial Court in respect of the property in question, the police shall maintain strict vigil over the area in order to avoid any untoward incident in view of the strained relationship between the parties and also to ensure maintenance of peace and tranquility. The police shall also ensure that the order passed by the learned trial Court is complied with. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

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.)