23.07.2026 Ct No.2 D/L 4 Mujahid WPA 23297 of 2023 Prasanta Sadhukhan Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Dilip Kumar Samanta Mr. Biswapriya Samanta …for the petitioner Ms. Chandreyi Alam (Gupta), AGP Ms. Sabita Roy, Jr. Govt. Pleader Mr. Ranajit Talukdar Ms. Manisha Paswan Mr. Parthasarathi Boyal …for the State 1. Ms. Chandreye Alam (Gupta), learned Additional Govt. Pleader appears for the State and submits that presently the position of Secretary Transport is vacant. Learned counsel submits that Mr. Kaushik Kumar Mukherjee, Additional Secretary, Transport Department, Govt. of West Bengal is present with instruction. Learned counsel submits that the notification dated 26th December, 2018 has further been reviewed by the competent authority and a fresh notification dated 21st March, 2023 has been issued whereby the alteration (change in route alignment) extension of route, addition of auto- rickshaw routes within the present jurisdiction of RTA, Kolkata, i.e., within the jurisdiction of Kolkata, 2 Howrah, Bidhannagar and Barrackpore Police Commissionerate have been published. Learned counsel submits that earlier there was lapse on account of communication gap. Learned counsel further undertakes that in future, the department shall ensure that complete instructions are given to the concerned government councils. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel appearing for both the parties that present revision may be treated as a representation by the Transport Department, Kolkata to be considered in accordance with the law after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard within the schedule time frame. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in case of such direction the petitioner would not press the present writ petition further. 4. In the circumstances, let the present writ petition be treated as a representation by the Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Government of West Bengal. The department shall afford the concerned parties an opportunity of being heard and shall dispose of the same preferably within six weeks. The decision so taken shall be communicated to the parties within two weeks of such decision. 5. In view of the discussions made hereinabove, the writ petition stands disposed of. 3 6. Transport authority is directed to be careful in future and ensure that no communication gap takes place. 7. Mr. Kaushik Kumar Mukherjee, Additional Secretary, Transport Department, Govt. of West Bengal is present in-person. His present is dispensed with. 8. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J.)