Smt. Padmabati Shaw v. The State Of West Bengal And 5 ORS

OD-7 ORDER SHEET WPO 51 OF 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE SMT. PADMABATI SHAW

Versus

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND 5 ORS.

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA Date : 9TH March, 2021 Appearance:

Mr. Subhasis Sarkar, Adv.

Mr,. Subir Hazra, Adv.

Mr. Sankar Kumar Samanta, Adv.

...for the petitioner Mr. Krishendu Sarkar, Adv.

Mr. Anuran Samanta, Adv.

...for the respondent No. 6 Mr. Abhratosh Majumder, Adv.

Md. T.M. Siddiqui, Adv.

Mr. D. Ghosh, Adv.

...for the State The Court : In view of the availability of an equally efficacious alternative remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition.

Accordingly, WPO No. 51 of 2021 is dismissed as not maintainable, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority with a properly constituted challenge in accordance with law. It is made clear that the merits of the rival contentions of the parties have not been gone into by this Court. Affidavit of service filed today be kept on record. No order as to costs.

Urgent certified copies, if applied for, by issued to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA, J.) Sbghosh