Subhas Mahanty And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

22.07.2022 22.07.2022 Ct. No.10 b.das WPA 19737 of 2021 Subhas Mahanty & Ors.

Vs.

The State of W.B. & Ors.

Mr. Saibal Kr. Acharya Mr. S. B. Mukherjee ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Soumitra Bandyopadhyay Mr. P. Batabyal ...for the State.

Exception filed on behalf of the petitioners to the report submitted by the State respondent is taken on record.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioners was the recorded owner of 17 plots in Mouza-Bansgarh, J.L. No.23, P.S. Balarampur, District-Purulia. The said plots were acquired by the State respondents who took over possession of the same on 20th February, 1965. Compensation was granted to the said owner only in regard to some of the plots but the entire compensation is still due.

The petitioners intend to submit a comprehensive representation before the concerned authority ventilating their grievance and pray for a direction upon the concerned authority to consider their representation at the earliest.

Upon consideration of the submissions made on behalf of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to submit a comprehensive representation ventilating their grievance before the 3rd respondent within a fortnight from date. The 3rd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the representation within a period of two months from the date of receipt thereof after granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested parties including the petitioners, in accordance with law.

The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioners within a week thereof. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case and the petitioners shall be at liberty to place all their contentions before the authority at the time of hearing.

With the above observations and directions, the writ petition being WPA 19737 of 2021 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.)