Ranjan Kumar Das And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
15.09.2023 15.09.2023 Ct. No.10 b.das WPA 15177 of 2023 Ranjan Kumar Das & Ors.
Vs.
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Snehasis Jana ...for the petitioners.
Affidavit of service filed by the petitioners is taken on record.
None appears for the respondents despite service. Mr. Chandi Charan De, who usually appears for the State and is present in Court, is requested to represent the State in the matter. His appointment be regularized by the office of the learned Legal Remembrancer.
The petitioners should serve copy of the writ petition alongwith all annexures thereto to Mr. De in course of this day.
Heard learned counsels for the parties.
The petitioners claim to be the recorded owners of the plot in question and complain that the private respondents have raised illegal construction by encroaching upon a portion of the PWD land adjoining their property, thereby obstructing their egress and ingress.
The petitioners submitted a representation in this regard before the concerned authority on 14th June, 2023, which is yet to be considered. The petitioners pray for a
direction upon the concerned authority to consider the representation at the earliest.
It is submitted on behalf of the State respondents that the 6th respondent be directed to consider the representation, in accordance with law.
In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 6th respondent to consider and dispose of the represented submitted by the petitioners dated 14th June, 2023 within three months from the date of communication of this order upon affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested persons including the petitioners and the private respondents, in accordance with law.
With the above observations and directions the writ petition being WPA 15177 of 2023 is disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to be 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.)