Disposed
Sumitra Devi and Others v. the Deputy Commissioner and Another
Calcutta HCWPA/215/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair, caused the Tehsildar to dispose of a petitioner's 2018 application for land demarcation within four weeks. The court held that the Tehsildar has an inherent duty to act upon such applications promptly.
What did the court decide?
The petition was disposed with a direction to the Tehsildar, Port Blair, to consider and dispose of the application within four weeks.