19.08.2026 30 Court No. 05 (DL) (Suvendu Mukherjee) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (APPELLATE SIDE) WPA 19647 of 2026 Anup Kumar Pal –Versus – The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Amar Nath Sen Mr. Keshab Chandra Das Ms. Aparajita Mondal Mr. Biplab Adak ….for the petitioner Mr. Anjan Chakraborty Mr. Saikat Dey …..for the State respondents 1) Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2) By presenting this writ petition, petitioner complains of overt action on the part of the concerned police authorities relating to agricultural land in question. It is submitted that dispute between the parties was settled by intervention of local Panchayat authority and reliance is placed on a document dated 15th July, 2026 which is at page 17 of the writ petition. Based on resolution of dispute petitioner started cultivating land in question which is being obstructed by the police authorities. In this regard, a complaint was lodged on 21st July, 2026 before the Officer-in- Charge, Pursurah Police Station, Hooghly. However, such complaint did not yield any result. 2 3) State respondents are represented by learned advocate who submits that there is an order of civil court dated 22nd August, 2017 passed in Title Suit No. 108 of 2011 directing the parties to maintain status quo relating to suit property. According to the State respondents, order of the civil court dated 22nd August, 2017 is violated if petitioner cultivates land in question. 4) Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner and State respondents, it appears that civil court passed an interim order of injunction dated 22nd August, 2017 directing the parties to the suit to maintain status quo in respect of nature, character and possession of the suit property till disposal of the suit. Meanwhile, based on intervention of local Panchayat authority petitioner has started to cultivate land in question. If parties to aforesaid suit find interim order of injunction dated 22nd August, 2017 is violated, in that event remedy lies before the civil court. Police authority is not the appropriate authority to decide inter se right of the parties over the land in question in the context of interim order of injunction passed on 22nd August, 2017. 5) Hence, Officer-in-Charge, Pursurah Police Station, Hooghly being respondent no. 4 is directed not to take steps regarding agricultural land which is subject matter of aforesaid Title Suit unless civil court passes direction upon the police authorities. 6) Writ petition stands disposed of. 3 7) Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on usual undertaking. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)