21.09.2026 rc/ct.no.15 Item No.48 WPA No. 19471 of 2026 Dilruba Aktar Banu Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Mohan Kumar Sanyal Mr. Dwaipayan Sanyal Mr. A. Pathak ..for the petitioner Mr. Bijitesh Mukherjee Mr. Lokesh Singh …for the State Md. A.R.Jaglul Kabir …for the respondent nos. 10 to 14 and 16 to 24 Affidavit of service filed by the petitioners is taken on record. The petitioner alleges that the private respondents are raising unauthorized construction by filling up a waterbody in the plot of land recorded as ‘Pukur’ without conversion of the same and without obtaining sanction from the concerned Panchayat. Learned counsel for the State submits that the plot of land in question is recorded as ‘Pukur’ and the private respondents were unable to produce any document to suggest conversion of the said land to ‘Bastu’. Learned counsel for the private respondents submits that construction has been raised long back and only some portion of the land is recorded as ‘Pukur’. The contention of the petitioner needs to be verified by the appropriate authority. Since several representations submitted by the petitioner in this regard are pending, the Pradhan, Madhurkul Gram Panchayat, being the 9th 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 parties shall be at liberty to produce relevant documents in support of their respective contention before the said authority at the time of hearing. 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