Alauddin v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

25.06.2026 Ct. No.15 b.das WPA 14163 of 2026 Alauddin Vs.

The State of W. B. & Ors.

Mr. Ekramul Bari Sk. Imtiaz Uddin ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Piyush Chaturvedi Mr. Bidhayak Lahiri Md. N. Rabber Mr. Muhammad Jawad Ms. Sahina Parween Mr. Sandeep Sinha...for the respondent nos.5-15. Ms. Tapasi Palit Sinha Mr. Suman Chattopadhyay ...for the State.

Affidavit submitted by the petitioner is taken on record.

Instruction submitted by the State is taken on record.

The petitioner who is the Pradhan of Goagaon-II Gram Panchayat seeks withdrawal/recalling of the notice of meeting dated 12th June, 2026 on the ground that such notice was issued without verification of the requisition notice by the Prescribed Authority. The notice does not conform to the condition laid down under Section 12 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. Learned counsel for the private respondents submits that they were called by the Prescribed Authority for verification of their signatures in the requisition notice and they appeared before the authority accordingly.

Learned counsel for the State submits, on instructions, that upon receipt of requisition notice from 11 out of 17 members of the Panchayat seeking removal of the Pradhan expressing lack of confidence against him, the Prescribed Authority, upon being satisfied that Section 12(2) of the Act has been fulfilled, issued a notice on 12th June, 2026 to convene the meeting on 29th June, 2026 for consideration of the motion.

The requisition notice has been submitted in terms of Section 12(1) of the Act and subsequent procedure has been undertaken by the Prescribed Authority in terms of the provision laid down in the Act.

There is no infirmity, irregularity or illegality in the procedure adopted by the Prescribed Authority which requires interference by this Court.

In view of the above, this Court is inclined to hold that the writ petition is devoid of any merit and is liable to be dismissed.

The writ petition is accordingly dismissed.

There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)