Hafizur Sardar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

S/L 6 29.01.2024 Court No.14 SD WPA 15160 of 2023 Hafizur Sardar Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Imran Siddiqui Mr. Kalyan Kumar Bhattacharjee Ms. Sahina Khatun ... for the Petitioner.

Mr. Santanu Kumar Mitra Mr. Amartya Pal ... for the State.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the quarry permit granted to the petitioner had expired in 2013. He would make necessary application for renewal. However, in the meantime, he had been paying GST for any sand mining done.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that without a quarry permit the petitioner cannot carry on with sand mining regardless of whether he pays GST or not. Criminal cases were filed against the petitioner, which have to be taken to their logical conclusion. It appears that a valid quarry permit is required for carrying on a business of sand mining and the petitioner's permit had expired quite some time back.

Therefore, I do not find any merit in this application. Accordingly, WPA 15160 of 2023 is dismissed.

However, there shall be no order as to costs. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Jay Sengupta, J.)