Seema Gupta v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

04.12.19 Ct. No. 2 Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Appellate Jurisdiction W.P.A. 797 of 2019 Seema Gupta -VersusThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Bandana Rai ...For the Petitioner Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh Mr. Momenur Rahaman ...For State Respondents This is an application under Article 226 of the akb Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated March 25, 2019 passed by the Chief Executive Officer, Siliguri Jalpaiguri development Authority, rejecting his prayer for correction of the Record of Rights.

Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent authorities submits that the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority is not the appropriate authority to correct the Record of Rights of the petitioner and the appropriate authority is Block Land and Land Reforms Officer, Matigara Land Reforms Office, being the respondent No. 5 herein.

I have learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respective parties and perused the materials placed on record.

In the light of the above submissions, I direct the respondent No. 5 to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and thereafter, to pass a reasoned order within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order.

Respondent No. 5 is also directed to communicate the reasoned order to the petitioner within a week from the date of passing the reasoned order.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of.

Since, no affidavit-in-opposition has been called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents. There will be no order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, on priority basis. ( Shekhar B. Saraf, J.)