Radheshyam Ghosh v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court granted a Writ of Prohibition to the Petitioners, prohibiting the Respondents from constructing a road on their land without initiating formal land acquisition proceedings under the law. The petition was disposed of on an admission basis as the State declined to file a counter-affidavit.
What did the court decide?
Issuance of Writ of Prohibition prohibiting construction of road and interference with possession without acquisition proceedings.