11.03.2026 01 Court No. 05 (DL) (Suvendu Mukherjee) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (APPELLATE SIDE) WPA 16292 of 2023 Ashar Khurshid –Versus – The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Farhaduddin Mr. Shabbir Yazdani …for the petitioner Ms. Noelle Banerjee Mr. Tapas Ballav Mandal …..for the State respondents Mr. Rahul Podder Mr. A. Singhania ….for the respondent no. 5 1) At the time of call, learned advocate representing the petitioner submits that petitioner does not want to proceed with the matter and in support of same learned advocate representing the petitioner has received a letter dated 2nd March, 2026 from the petitioner which is placed before this Court and same is taken on record. 2) State respondents and respondent no. 5 are represented by learned advocates. 3) In view of aforesaid submission made on behalf of the petitioner, writ petition stands dismissed on the ground of non-prosecution. 4) Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 5) All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)