Md. Anwar @ Voksha v. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation And ORS.

OD-11 ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE WPO/361/2025 MD. ANWAR @ VOKSHA -VSTHE KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date: August 7, 2025.

Appearance:

Mr. Prosenjit Mukherjee, Adv.

Mr. Md. Shakir, Adv.

Ms. Tiyasa Ghosh, Adv.

...for the petitioner Mr. Sandipan Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Gopal Ch. Das, Adv.

...for KMC Ms. Sipra Majumdar, Adv.

Ms. Somashree Dey, Adv.

...for the State of W.B.

The Court: The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition being aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent corporation in failing to take appropriate action against the alleged illegal and unauthorized construction being undertaken at the premises no. 71/H/9, Narkeldanga North Road, Ward No.29, P.S. Narkeldanga, Kolkata at the behest of the private respondent.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that large scale illegal and unauthorized construction is being carried out at the above mentioned premises without any sanction plan. It is further submitted that several representations were made before the concerned municipal authority with

prayer to take necessary steps to stop such alleged illegal and unauthorized construction. However, despite such representations, the corporation has failed to take any action in the matter.

Learned Counsel for the respondent states that the authority is ready and willing to consider the petitioner's complaint dated 13.01.2025 as a representation.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied if his complaint shall be treated as a representation and decided in a time bound manner.

In view of the statements made by the counsel for the parties, this Court directs the respondent no.7 to decide petitioner's complaint dated 13.01.2025, which shall be treated as a representation, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of communication of this order, strictly in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the private respondent, by way of speaking order. With the above directions, the present writ petition is disposed of. As no affidavits have been exchanged, allegations contained in the present writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Affidavit-of-service filed in Court is taken on record. (GAURANG KANTH, J.) sp3