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2026 DAILYLAW 31982 (CAL)

GOPAL MANNA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

WPA/9279/2025 · 2026-08-20

Suvra Ghosh

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28 jdt. 20.08.2026 jb. WPA 9279 of 2025 (Gopal Manna vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Nahid Rahaman Sahin Parvin …. For the Petitioner Mr. Abhilash Chatterjee Mr. Saikat Dey …. For the Private Respondents Mr. Souvik Das …. For the Respondent no. 4 Mr. Anjan Chakraborty Ms. Suva Gayen …. For the State The petitioner alleges that the private respondents have raised unauthorised construction on a plot of land recorded as bagan in the L. R. record of rights without conversion of the same and without obtaining sanctioned plan from the concerned Panchayat. The petitioner submitted a representation before the concerned authority in this regard on 27th March, 2025 and seeks consideration of the same. Learned counsel for the private respondents submits that a civil suit is pending between the parties in respect of the property involved in the present application. The civil suit pending between the parties shall be dealt with by the learned civil Court in accordance with law. Since the petitioner alleges that the private respondents have raised construction without sanctioned building plan and also since the representation submitted by the petitioner is pending, the Pradhan, Jagadishpur Gram Panchayat, being the 5th respondent herein, is directed to consider and dispose of the same within four weeks from the date of communication of this order upon granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioner and the private respondents, in accordance with law. The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the parties within a week thereof. In the event the construction raised by the private respondents is found to be illegal/unauthorised, the concerned authority shall take necessary steps in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) 2