IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/260/2026 Shri Ananda Mallick Vs The Controller of Publication Mr. Suveer Golder … for the petitioner July 08, 2026 [AKB] Item No.15 1. None appears for the respondent. 2. Affidavit-of-service on record reveals that in terms of this Court’s order dated July 01, 2026 a further communication had been sent to the respondent on July 2, 2026 which appears to have been delivered on July 6, 2026. 3. The petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent in publishing in Part IV of Gazette of India the declaration as regards correction of the petitioner’s name as contained in the CD sent by the petitioner to the respondent on February 03, 2026. According to the petitioner, such CD was received by the respondent on February 06, 2026. 4. Today, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that during pendency of the writ petition the petitioner has received a letter dated April 06, 2026 from the Assistant Controller of Publication indicating to the petitioner that the public notice sent by the petitioner (for publication) required certain changes as indicated in the annexure to the said letter dated April 06, 2026. 2 5. It is further submitted that such letter was posted only on May 11, 2026 and was received by the petitioner on May 20, 2026 during pendency of the writ petition. Copies of the said letter dated April 06, 2026 and the postal track report handed up to Court are taken on record. 6. It is next submitted that the petitioner has already sent the corrected public notice as required by the respondent. 7. Having heard the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner and having perused the material on record, this Court does not find any reason to keep this writ petition pending. 8. If the petitioner’s application/request is in order and the petitioner has complied with all the formalities required for the purpose of publishing the declaration as regards correction of the petitioner’s name, the respondent should take appropriate steps and do the needful in accordance with law. 9. In case, respondent finds that there are certain formalities still required to be complied with by the petitioner, the respondent would communicate the same to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of a week from the date of communication of this order. 10. It is expected that the respondent would take appropriate steps in accordance with law to redress the petitioner’s grievances. 11. It is made clear that in case the petitioner’s application is found in order and there is nothing found/left doable on the part of the petitioner as required in with law, the respondent 3 would take steps for publication of the declaration as regards correction of the petitioner’s name in Part IV of Gazette of India in accordance with law within a period of four weeks. With the aforesaid observations, WPA/260/2026 stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. (Om Narayan Rai, J.)