Gautam Das v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

S/L 31 18.09.2025 Court. No. 19 Suvayan WPA 21141 of 2025 Gautam Das Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sambhu Nath Sardar ... for the petitioner.

1.

The affidavit-of-service as filed today on behalf of the writ petitioner is taken on record.

2.

None appears on behalf of the respondents/state and its instrumentalities despite service.

3.

The private respondent nos. 10 and 11 are also not represented.

4.

At the time of hearing, Mr. Sardar, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the writ petitioner draws attention of this Court to page nos. 52 and 53 of the instant writ petition being a copy of the letter dated 22.08.2025 addressed to the different respondents/authorities including the respondent no. 2/authority. It is submitted by Mr. Sardar that it is the grievance of the writ petitioner that the jurisdictional BL&LRO who is the respondent no. 6 herein has deleted the name of the writ petitioner's father from the relevant khatians in respect of the relevant LR plot numbers particulars of which has been mentioned in the said letter dated 22.08.2025 without making any local inspection and without causing any notice upon the writ petitioner who is still in possession of the same.

5.

It is further submitted by Mr. Sardar that it is the further grievance of the writ petitioner that in some cases mutation has been effected in the name of the dead persons.

6.

Since the State remains unrepresented today, this Court considers that justice would be sub-served if the respondent no. 4/authority is directed to consider the representation dated 22.08.2025 as submitted by the writ petitioner as a memo of appeal under Section 54 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the 'said Act of 1955' in short). 7.

The respondent no. 4/authority is further directed to cause service of notice upon all the stake holders and thereafter he shall proceed with the hearing of the said appeal in accordance with law and on merit without taking the point of limitation and shall pass a reasoned order in such appeal within 60 working days from the date of communication of the server copy of this order. 8.

Liberty is given to the learned Advocate-on-Record for the writ petitioner to communicate the server copy of this order to the respondent no. 4/authority for his immediate compliance.

9.

The respondent no. 4/authority is hereby directed to act on the server copy of this order

10. The time limit as fixed by this Court is mandatory and peremptory.

11.

Before parting with, it is further made clear that the respondent no. 4/authority while disposing the said

appeal is permitted to cause necessary enquiry, if occasion so arises.

12.

With the aforementioned observation, the instant writ petition being WPA 21141 of 2025 is disposed of. 13.

Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities.

(Partha Sarathi Sen, J.)