Biswanath Bhunya v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

jdt.

06.12.2022 jb.

W.P.A. 22988 of 2022 (Biswanath Bhunya vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Mr. Manojit Bhattacharyya .... For the Petitioner Mr. Supratim Dhar .... For the State Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

On prayer of the petitioner liberty is granted to the petitioner to correct the cause title of the writ petition. In the said cause title the respondent No. 4 be read as Land Acquisition Collector instead of Land Acquisition Officer.

It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is the recorded owner of the plot in question which was acquired by the State authorities vide L.A.

case No.

4/21 of 1960-61.

No compensation was paid to the petitioner for the same. The petitioner seeks liberty to submit a comprehensive representation in this

regard before the authorities and pray for a direction upon them to consider the said representation at the earliest.

It is submitted on behalf of the State respondents that the 4th respondent be directed to consider the representation, in accordance with law.

In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit a comprehensive representation ventilating his grievances before the 4th respondent within 14 days from date. The 4th respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the representation upon affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested persons including the petitioner within two months from the date of receipt thereof, in accordance with law.

The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereof.

In the event the petitioner is found entitled to compensation, such compensation be disbursed in his favour within one month thereafter.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Since no affidavit has been invited, allegations contained in the writ petition shall be deemed not to have been admitted.

Urgent certified website copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)