Calcutta High Court
WPA/1090/2026 of R.D AD AND ANR Vs COOCHBEHAR MUNICIPALITY AND ORS on 19 August 2026
of 2026 A.Roy, J. Form J(2) JPD Sl.No. 29 Moumita Court no. 10 In the High Court at Calcutta In the
A.Roy, J.
Form J(2)
JPD Sl.No. 29
Moumita
Court no. 10
In the High Court at Calcutta
In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
Present:
The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy
WPA 1090 OF 2026
R. D. AD. & Anr.
Vs.
Coochbehar Municipality & Ors.
For the Petitioners
: Mr. Amalesh Roy, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Nigam Mittal, Adv.
For the State
: Mr. Shubhankar Dutta, Adv.
Mr. Tuhin Kumar Roy, Adv.
Heard on
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August 19, 2026.
Judgment on
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August 19, 2026.
[In Court]
Aniruddha Roy, J. :
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1. Affidavit-of-service, filed in Court today is taken on record.
2. Mr. Amalesh Roy, learned Senior Advocate with Mr. Nigam Mittal, learned Advocate appears for the petitioners.
A.Roy, J.
3. Mr. Shubhankar Dutta, learned Advocate with Mr. Tuhin Kumar Roy, learned Advocate appears for the State.
4. None appears for the rest of the respondents.
5. Mr. Amalesh Roy, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioners submit that, pursuant to an observation made by the Executive Officer Coochbehar Municipality in its order dated March 16, 2026 Annexure P-8 at page 59 to the writ petition, the petitioner by its letter dated March 25, 2026 Annexure P-9 at page 63 to the writ petition has submitted a fresh proposal for erection of its own hoardings. The said proposal is still pending.
6. In view of the above, the respondent no. 4 is directed to consider the said proposal of the petitioner dated March 25, 2026 at page 63 to the writ petition positively within four weeks from the date of the communication of this order.
7. In the event of rejection the respondent no. 4 shall communicate the reasons for rejection in writing to the petitioner within a further period of two weeks from the date of the decision to be taken.
8. It is made clear that, this order shall not create any right or equity in favour of the petitioner, if the petitioner is found not eligible to receive his claim strictly in accordance with law.
9. Since affidavits are not called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.
A.Roy, J.
10. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition WPA 1090 of 2026 stands disposed of, without any order as to costs.
11. Parties shall act on the basis of the server copy of this judgment duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
(Aniruddha Roy, J.)