Sahida Ahmed v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

Sl.11 14.01.2026 Court No.19 BP WPA 38 of 2026 Sahida Ahmed -versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Mahammad Mahmud ..for the petitioner Mr. Soumitra Bandyopadhyay, Sr. Govt. Advocate Mr. Md. Abu Reja Jaglul Kabir ..for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

The learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the National Highway Authority of India has been duly served.

In spite of service none appears for the National Highway Authority of India.

The State is represented by Mr. Bandyopadhyay, learned Senior Government Advocate.

The petitioner alleges that the property of the petitioner being L.R. Dag No. 98 measuring 9 decimals within Mouza Gopalpur, J.L. No. 165 under L.R. Khatian No. 994 under Police Station Gurap in the District of Hooghly has been utilized for the purpose of construction of Kolkata-Durgapur National Highway No.19. The petitioner alleges that though the property of the petitioner has been utilized but no compensation has been paid to the petitioner till date. The petitioner

submitted a representation dated 19th May, 2025 before the Project Director, National Highway Authority of India. The learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that no decision on such representation has been communicated to the petitioner till date.

Since a representation has been made, it is the duty of the respondent authority to communicate its decision on the issues raised in the representation.

Without entering into the merits of the claim made by the petitioner in this representation dated 19th May, 2025, the writ petition being WPA 38 of 2026 stands disposed of by directing the Project Director, National Highway Authority of India being the 4th respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated May 19, 2025 and to dispose of the same by passing a reasoned order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or his authorized representative and to communicate the reasoned order to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible but positively within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a server copy of this order.

There shall be however no order as to costs.

Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

(Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.)