O-09 WPO/868/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE Swastik Projects Private Limited & Anr. Versus Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors. Before: The Hon’ble Justice RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY Date: 5th October 2026 Appearance: Mr. Ujjain Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Nilay Sengupta, Advocate Ms. Ritaja Mukherjee, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Biswajit Mukherjee, Advocate Ms. Manisha Nath, Advocate Ms. Susmita Chatterjee, Advocate for the KMC Mr. Sourav Kr. Mukhejee, Advocate Mr. N. G. Khaitan, Advocate for the State 1. The instant writ petition has been filed, inter alia, challenging imposition of property tax on the petitioner in respect of the premises no.11A, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Sarani and 11B, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Sarani for the period commencing from fourth quarter of the year 2016-17. 2. Mr. Mukherjee, learned advocate appears for the municipality. He would submit that the petitioners have an alternative remedy in the form of appeal. In response, Ms. Chatterjee, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the 2 petitioners are yet to be favoured with the copy of the assessment order passed by the Municipal Commissioner. 3. Having heard the learned advocate representing the respective parties, I am of the view that the assessment order be made over to the petitioners based on which the demand has been raised. It is expected that the municipality shall supply the order to the petitioners within a period of four weeks from date. 4. Once the order is made over to the petitioners, the petitioners shall be at liberty to prefer an appeal therefrom within a period of four weeks thereafter. Once, the appeal is preferred, the same shall be heard and disposed of by the Tribunal on merits and in accordance with law. 5. The writ petitioner is accordingly disposed of. (RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY, J.) R. Bose