SUMAN GURUNG AND ANR v. GORKHALAND TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL AND ORS
WPA/681/2025 · 2025-04-04
Hiranmay Bhattacharyya
body2025
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04.04.2025 Ct. No.2 42 Rohit
Calcutta High Court
In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri
WPA 681 of 2025
Suman Gurung & Anr. -vs- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Council & Ors.
Mr. Ekramul Bari
Ms. Rishita Chakraborty
…for the Petitioners
Mr. Nabankur Paul
Mr. Sumit Kumar
…for the State
Ms. Supriya Singh
…for the GTA
Mr. Samim Ahmed
Mr. Arka Maiti
Ms. Ambiya Khatun
Ms. Esha Acharya …for the Applicant/intervenor
This writ petition has been filed jointly by one Suman Gurung son of Late Gukul Singh Gurung and Purnima Yonjon @ Purnima Yonjon (Tamang) wife of Sunit Tamang.
Mr. Bari, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners submit that the petitioner no.1 namely Suman Gurung filed an earlier writ petition which was dismissed as not pressed. The learned Advocate appearing for the GTA and the State also submits that the writ petition filed by Suman Gurung was dismissed as not pressed without any liberty to sue afresh.
2
It appears that by an order 18th of January, 2024 in WPA 691 of 2022 that the said writ petition filed by Suman Gurung was dismissed as not pressed. In view thereof, the writ petition being WPA 681 of 2025 in so far as the writ petitioner no.1 namely Suman Gurung is concerned stands dismissed as not pressed. The petitioner no. 2 is permitted to proceed with this writ petition.
(Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.)