IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/691/2023 Smt S. Sulatha Vs. The Deputy Commissioner and others Mr. Gopala Binnu Kumar … for the petitioner Mr. V. D. Sivabalan …for the respondents With WPA/668/2023 IA CAN/1/2023 Shri S. Sudeshnan Vs. The Secretary, Port Blair Municipal Council and others Ms. G. Mini … for the petitioner Mr. Rakesh Kumar Mr. Dibesh Dwivedi …for the respondents April 03, 2025 [SR] Item nos.18&19 Records reveal that both the writ petitions were taken up for consideration by a Coordinate Bench of this Court on 17th February, 2025 and the respective parties were directed to exchange their affidavits in both the writ petitions. Today, in course of hearing, on the prayer of Mr. Kumar, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner in WPA/691/2023, the said writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. List the other writ petition being WPA/668/2023 for further consideration on 9th April, 2025. I have been informed by the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties in WPA/668/2023 that the affidavits have been exchanged by the petitioner and the private respondent. Mr. V. D. Sivabalan, learned advocate appearing for the respondent nos.1 and 2 files the affidavit-in-opposition. Let the same be kept on record and a copy of the same would be handed over to Ms. Mini, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner in WPA/668/2023 in course of the day. The petitioner, accordingly, would be at liberty to file the affidavit-in-reply in the meantime. ( Tapabrata Chakraborty, J. )