OD-4 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE WPO/289/2026 SWAPNA ROY VS THE KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS. BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY Date : 7th July, 2026. Appearance: Mr. Oishik Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Biswajyoti Mitra, Adv. ...for the petitioner Mr. Aloke Kumar Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Swapan Kr. Debnath, Adv. .…for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today be taken on record. 2. Complaining failure on the part of the municipality for disposal of the petitioner’s mutation application though hearing in this regard was completed on 10th October, 2025, the instant writ petition has been filed. The representation of the petitioner has also remained unanswered. 3. Mr. Ghosh, learned Advocate appears for the municipality and would submit that the municipality is in the process of taking steps for disposal of the petitioner’s application for mutation and the outcome of 2 the mutation application shall be communicated within 10 working days from date. He prays for the delay in disposal to be condoned. 4. Having heard the learned Advocates for the respective parties and noting that the mutation application is yet to be disposed of by the municipal authorities as submitted by Mr. Ghosh, at this stage, it shall be prudent to direct the municipal authorities to conclude the proceeding in accordance with law by passing a reasoned order and to communicate the outcome thereof, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period mentioned hereinabove by Mr. Ghosh, to the petitioner. 5. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. (RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY, J.) S.Seal