Bharat Samanta v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

21.08.2023 rc/ct.no.10 Item No.12 WPA No. 25268 of 2022 Bharat Samanta

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Raj Kumar Sain ...for the petitioner Mr. Gourav Das ...for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

None appears for the private respondents despite service.

The petitioner claims to be recorded owner of the plot in question and complains that the private respondents have raised unauthorised construction by encroaching upon a portion of the Government land adjoining his plot, thereby obstructing his ingress and egress. The petitioner submitted a representation in this regard before the concerned authority on October 11, 2022 which is yet to be considered. The petitioner prays for a direction upon the concerned authority to consider the said representation at the earliest.

It is submitted on behalf of the State-respondents that the 3rd respondent be directed to consider the representation in accordance with law.

In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider and dispose of the

representation submitted by the petitioner on October 11, 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 persons including the petitioner and the private respondents, in accordance with law.

With the above observations and directions this writ petition is disposed of.

There shall however 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 furnished to the parties upon compliance of necessary formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh,J)