Calcutta High Court
WPA/6234/2024 of BIKASH PAN Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. on 12 November 2026
(34) ARDR WPA 6234 of 2024 CAN 1 of 2026 Bikash Pan Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Ayan Banerjee, Adv. Debjani Sengupta, Adv. Srijita Sen, Adv. Paulomi Ghosh, …for the petitioner. Adv. Sandipan Maity, Adv. Mizanur Rahaman, …for the private respondents. Adv. Mrinal
Citations and Judicial Treatment
Cited by
0
Decisions in the index citing it
Cites
0
Decisions referred to
In this index
0
Of the decisions it cites
Overruled / Questioned
0
No negative treatment found
Loading the citing and cited decisions…
This judgment in the centre: on the left the decisions it cites, on the right the decisions citing it. Colour is the treatment; choose a decision to open it.
November 12, 2026
(34) ARDR WPA 6234 of 2024 CAN 1 of 2026
Bikash Pan Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors.
Adv. Ayan Banerjee, Adv. Debjani Sengupta, Adv. Srijita Sen, Adv. Paulomi Ghosh, …for the petitioner. Adv. Sandipan Maity, Adv. Mizanur Rahaman, …for the private respondents. Adv. Mrinal Kanti Sardar, …for the State.
Re: CAN 1 of 2026 Affidavit of service filed by the applicants is taken on record. The petitioner seeks substitution of the 6th respondent who expired during pendency of the writ petition. Death of the said respondent was informed before this Court on 20th July, 2026. The application has been made within the statutory period of time. The application, being CAN 1 of 2026 is allowed. The cause title of the writ petition be amended accordingly. Service has been effected on the substituted respondents. Re : WPA 6234 of 2024 The petitioner alleges that the private respondents have raised construction on a water body without conversion of the same and without obtaining sanction from the concerned Panchayat. The petitioner submitted a representation in this regard before the concerned
2 authority on 5th July, 2026 which is yet to be considered. The petitioner seeks consideration of the same. Learned counsel for the private respondents submits that the private respondents have constructed a storeroom in the plot in question for the purpose of pisciculture. Be that as it may, since the representation submitted by the petitioner is pending, the Pradhan, Paschim Gopinathpur Gram Panchayat, being the 4th 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 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 accordingly 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.)