Suchand Santra v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

18.08.2022 Ct.No.10 b.das WPA No. 17375 of 2022 Suchand Santra Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Panchanan Hajra ...for the Petitioner Mr. Soumitra Bandyopadhyay Mr. P. Batabyal ...for the State.

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

The petitioner complains that his land was requisitioned according to the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the "said Act of 1948") but the land was not acquired subsequently. In the meantime the said Act of 1948 stood repealed with effect from March 31, 1997. The petitioner filed a representation before the 3rd respondent on June 6, 2022 for release of his land and payment of compensation but the said representation has not been considered till date. The petitioner prays for consideration of the said representation by the concerned authority. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties and the material on record, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction upon the 3rd respondent to consider and dispose

of the representation filed by the petitioner on June 6, 2022 within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order, after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the affected parties including the petitioner, in accordance with law. The 3rd respondent is also directed to take consequential steps pursuant to the decision taken in the representation.

With the above observations and directions this writ petition being WPA No. 17375 of 2022 is disposed of. There shall be, however, no order as to costs. Since no affidavit in opposition 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 furnished to the parties on usual undertakings. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)