12th August, 2025 Item no. DL 48 Court No. 08 Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No. WPA(P) 273 of 2025 In the matter of : SANTOSH ROY & ORS. …. Petitioners VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. ….Respondents For the Respondents / State : Mr. Amitabrata Ray, GP Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee Mr. Amrita Lal Chatterjee ….Advocates For the Respondent / State Polution Control Board : Ms. Sonal Sinha Mr. Sandipan Das ….Advocates For the Respondent no.6 : Mr. Ashish Prasad Ms. Mukta Dutta Mr. Atri Roy Chowdhury Mr. Amrit Sinha ….Advocates 1. None appears on behalf of the petitioners. 2. The main grievance of the petitioner is against respondent no.6. The description of respondent no.6 as per causetitle of the petition is “The Manager, Hindalco Industries Ltd. Muri, Post Office – Chota Muri, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand, Pin – 834001”. 3. The prayer is to stop respondent no.6 from releasing harmful chemical and acid type substance continuously from factory outlet. Page 2 4. The factory, as address suggests, is situated in the State of Jharkhand. Thus, no cause of action has arisen within the territory of Calcutta High Court. 5. The writ petition / PIL is dismissed by reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate forum. ( Sujoy Paul, J. ) ( Smita Das De, J.)