13 22.07.2026 sb Ct.3. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 3278 of 2026 Rabindranath Ghosh Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Swarup Banerjee Mr. Arindam Chatterjee Mr. Subham Biswas … For the petitioner. Mr. Ayan Banerjee Ms. Debasree Dhamali … For the municipality. 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on record. Despite service the private respondents remain unrepresented. 2. Complaining illegal construction at 10/2, Bhojohari Chakraborty Lane, Belurmath, Ward No. 20, Howrah, and the failure on the part of the municipal authorities to take steps on the basis of the petitioner’s complaint, the instant writ petition has been filed. 3. The municipality is represented and would submit that the construction at the locale has been made on the basis of the sanctioned building plan, however, since there is slight deviation, the municipality has already issued stop work notice under Section 220(1) of the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act). 2 WPA 3278 of 2026 4. Let a copy of the notice as placed before this Court be taken on record. 5. Having heard the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties and noting that the municipality has already taken steps, I am of the view no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping the writ petition pending. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the municipality to conclude the proceedings initiated by them on an expeditious basis, preferably within a period of sixteen weeks from the date of communication of this order. 7. It is made clear that if the stop work notice of the municipality is violated, and the deviations are not removed, appropriate proceedings under Section 218 of the said Act shall be initiated and the same shall be brought to a logical conclusion on an expeditious basis within the period indicated hereinabove. 8. Since no affidavit-in-opposition has been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents. 9. In the event, any police assistance is sought for by the municipality, the concerned Inspector-in-Charge, Belur Police Station shall rendered appropriate assistance. 10. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. 3 WPA 3278 of 2026 Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for be given to the parties upon compliance with the requisite formalities. (Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.)