12 Ranajit (AR.CT) 29.09.2026 Ct.05 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (Appellate Side) W.P.A. NO 24995 OF 2026 Midnapore Town Muslim Committee, a society & Anr. -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sabah Uddin Losker ….for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Ranjan Pati, Ms. Sawastika Choudhury, Mr. Avijit Chattejee, Mr. Sourav Gupta ….for the respondent nos.9 & 10. Mr. Ajit Kumar Mishra, Mr. Madhu Jana, Mr. Ankit Kumar Mishra ….for the State. 1. By presenting this writ petition prayer is made for registration of FIR and it is alleged that there is inaction on the part of concerned police authorities in taking steps. 2. Respondent nos.9 & 10 and State respondents are represented by learned advocates. 3. Mr. Mishra, learned Additional Government Pleader representing State respondents denies allegations made against police authorities. 4. It appears that petitioners are aggrieved by inaction on the part of concerned police authorities in taking steps. There is an alternative remedy available to petitioners under Section 175(3) of BNSS, 2023 by approaching jurisdictional Magistrate, in the event complaint of petitioners is not transformed into an FIR. 5. In this regard, reliance is placed on the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, reported in (2007) 6 SCC 171 (Aleque Padamsee & Ors. –vs. Union of India & Ors.). 6. In view of availability of alternative remedy to petitioners, writ petition is not entertained and same stands dismissed. . 7. However, this order shall not preclude petitioners to approach jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy. 8. Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.) 2