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D/L- 28 20/01/2026 Ct. No.-19 Aritra WPA 29530 of 2025
Nityanand Singh Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Shuvasis Sengupta Mr. Akash Munshi Mr. Raghav Munshi
….for the petitioner
Mr. Lalit Mohan Mahata, AGP Mr. Debjit Mukherjee Ms. Priyanka Jana ….for the State
The petitioner has prayed for correction of the Record of Rights in terms of the directions contained in the
order passed by the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal. The learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted several representations before the concerned Block Land & Land Reforms Officer on September 14, 2016 and October 16, 2025, praying for correction of the Record of Rights. The petitioner has approached this Court alleging inaction on the part of the authority under the specified Act. Mr. Mahata, learned Additional Government Pleader assisted by Mr. Debjit Mukherjee, vehemently raises an objection as to the maintainability of this writ petition. Mr. Mahata submis that in view of the alternative efficacious remedy available before the West Bengal Land
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Reforms & Tenancy Tribunal, this Court should not entertain this writ petition. After going through the averments made in the writ petition, this Court finds that the petitioner has alleged inaction on the part of an authority under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955. West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 is a specified Act under Section 2(r) of the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997. In view of the provisions laid down under Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the 1997 Act, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly, the same stands
disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the proper forum in accordance with law for appropriate reliefs. There will be no order as to costs. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
(Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.)