4 0099..0077..22002266 Ct. No. 05 adeb WPA 14339 of 2026 Obaidullah Shaikh Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Ms. Faria Hossain Md. Ali Ahasan …for the petitioner Mr. Suryaneel Das Ms. Anita Kundu Ms. Sumita Sarkar …for the State Mr. Amal Kumar Banerjee …for the respondent no. 7 1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that private respondent is disturbing peaceful possession of the petitioner over the land in question prompting the petitioner to approach this Court with the present writ petition seeking direction upon the concerned police authorities to take steps which would facilitate the petitioner to enjoy peaceful possession. 3. It is also submitted that Civil Court passed an ad interim order directing the parties to a suit to maintain status quo with regard to the suit property. However, ad interim order passed by 2 the Civil Court is not annexed to this writ petition. 4. Private respondent and State respondents are represented by learned advocates. 5. Mr. Das, learned Additional Government Pleader representing State respondents has filed a communication dated 8th July, 2026 of Officer-in-Charge, Paikar Police Station, Birbhum and same is taken on record. Copies of the said communication dated 8th July, 2026 are made over to the learned advocates representing petitioner and private respondent. It is disclosed in the communication dated 8th July, 2026 that Title Suit being No. 397 of 2025 is pending before the Civil Court. 6. Learned advocate representing private respondent has disputed the submission made on behalf of the petitioner with regard to the right of the petitioner over the land in question. 7. Issue involved in this writ petition is civil in nature requiring the petitioner to approach the Civil Court in the event ad interim order of status quo passed by the Civil Court is not complied with. 3 8. Police authority is not the appropriate authority to decide inter se right of the parties over the land in question. 9. However, concerned police authorities are directed to maintain peace and tranquility at the locale. 10. Writ petition stands disposed of. 11. Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)