The High Court dismissed the writ petition, directing the petitioner to approach the appropriate appealable forum against the Special Officer's order of May 20, 2019, instead of adjudicating the merits in the writ jurisdiction.
Writ petition dismissed; liberty to approach the appellate forum for redressal.
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07 15.01.2021 . d.p.
W.P.A 762 of 2020 (Via Video Conference)
Mohammed Ajjaj Khan -versus
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.
Mr. Abhishek Sikdar. …For the Petitioner.
Mr. Achintya Kr. Banerjee, Mr. Gopal Chandra Das. …For the Municipality.
Ms. Lipika Chatterjee Thakur, Ms. Nilam Singh. …For the State.
The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Special Officer (Building) passed on 20th May, 2019. The order being an appealable one, the petitioner shall be entitled to assail the same before the appellate forum.
In view of the above, the instant writ petition is dismissed.
Dismissal of the writ petition will not stand in the way of the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum in accordance with law for redressal of his grievances.
Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible.
( Amrita Sinha, J.)
Mohammed Ajjaj Khan
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Amrita Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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