Sabyasachi Mukherjee v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

28.07.2025 Item No.50 gd/ssd WPA(P)/232/2025 SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Mr. Subhabrata Datta, Mr. Aranya Saha, Mr. Tushar Saha ..for the Petitioner.

Mr. Jahar Lal De, Mr. Durga Bhusan Mukherjee ..for the State.

Mr. Sambuddha Dutta, Mr. Saibal Krishna Dasgupta, Mr. Ratikanta Pal ..for the Respondent Nos.8 to 10.

1. With the consent the matter is finally heard.

2. During the course of hearing, the learned counsel for the parties reached to a consensus.

3. It is agreed that since in the Memo No.414 dated 11.4.2025 (annexure P-4) the Assistant Director opined a detailed enquiry is required in the matter by serving notice to all the concerned parties, this PIL may be disposed of with following directions:

a) The Additional District Magistrate and District Land and Land Reforms Officer shall conduct a detailed enquiry by serving notice to all the concerned parties for deciding the issue in hand.

b) When the petitioner and private respondents are put to notice, it will be for them to take all possible

stands and file relevant document before the competent officer.

c) After hearing all the concerned parties, the Additional District Magistrate will take a decision in accordance with law by passing a reasoned and speaking order.

d) The entire exercise shall be completed by the Additional District Magistrate within 180 days from the date of communication of this order.

e) It will be open for the Additional District Magistrate to issue necessary direction to other statutory bodies.

4. With the aforesaid, this PIL is disposed of without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.

5. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record.

(SUJOY PAUL, J) (SMITA DAS DE, J.)