Basanta Sahoo And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

February 11, 2025 AD 39 Ct. 17 SG WPA 30327 of 2024 Basanta Sahoo and others vs.

The State of West Bengal and others Mr. Manoranjan Jana ... for the petitioners Mr. Chandi Charan De, ld. AGP Ms. Reshma Chatterjee ... for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on record. Despite service no one appears on behalf of the private respondents.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the private respondents had come up with illegal construction on Government land in front of the petitioners' property. This is blocking the ingress and egress to the petitioners' property. Accordingly, the petitioners made a representation on 18.11.2024 before the concerned authorities including the Sub-Divisional Officer, Kharagpur for taking action in terms of the West Bengal Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1962, but the same has not been responded to as yet.

Learned Additional Government Pleader representing the State submits that in the event the representation of

the petitioners is pending consideration, the same shall be considered in accordance with law.

It appears that a representation of the petitioners dated 18.11.2024 is pending consideration before the concerned authorities.

In view of the above, let the respondent No.3 consider the petitioners' representation dated 18.11.2024 in accordance with law and upon hearing all the interested parties as expeditiously as possible, preferably within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order.

It is made clear that the merits of the case have not been gone into.

With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)