Sk.Safar Ali v. Kolkata Municipal Corporation And ORS
OD-6
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTI0N ORIGINAL SIDE WPO/191/2026 SK SAFAR ALI
VERSUS
KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS.
BEFORE :
THE HON'BLE JUSTICE RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY Date : 5th May, 2026 Appearance :
Mr. Ayan Banerjee, Adv.
Mr. Ajeyo Chowdhury, Adv.
Mr. Dhiman Banerjee, Adv.
....for the petitioner Mr. Biswajit Mukherjee, Adv.
Mr. D. Chakraborty, Adv.
...for the KMC Mr. Indrajit Bhattacharjee, Adv.
....for the private respondent
1. At the very outset, Mr. Banerjee, the learned Advocate representing the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the order dated 27th April, 2026 and would submit that in a connected matter, this court has already directed the municipality to make an enquiry as regards the complaint of illegal construction in respect of the self-same premises. He submits that the petitioner herein was one of the private respondents in such writ petition which was registered as WPO No.163 of 2026, which has since been disposed of by the order dated 27th April, 2026. Accordingly, he submits that similar directions may be issued in respect of the present matter as well.
2. Having heard the learned Advocates appearing for the respective parties and noting that in respect of the self-same premises being premises no.Y2/131, Sathghora Road, District - South 24 Parganas under Police Station
- Nadial, Ward - 140, Borough - XV of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Garden Reach Unit, this Court has already directed the municipality to make an enquiry as regards the illegal construction and take appropriate steps as it may deem fit in the manner as directed therein, I am of the view that the present writ petition can be disposed of by directing the municipality to deal with the petitioner's complaint while taking a decision in relation to consideration of the complaint in WPO No.163 of 2026 in terms of direction dated 27th April, 2026.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. (RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY, J.) akg/