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Nazrul Sk and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC21 Mar 2022WPA/66/2022

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The High Court disposed of a writ petition alleging police inaction related to a prior civil order. The Court observed the police station officer failed to submit a report for three years, exonerated the petitioners for their inactivity, and directed the Superintendent of Police to inquire and initiate steps against the concerned officer.

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Direction to Superintendent of Police, South 24 Parganas to inquire into the failure of the Officer-in-Charge of Kultali Police Station to submit a report for nearly three years without explanation.

Nazrul Sk and Anr. Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Calcutta HC (2022)

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21.03.2022 Court No.13 Item No.9 sp

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WPA 66 of 2022

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Nazrul Sk & Anr. Vs.

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The State of West Bengal and Ors.

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(Through Video Conference)

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Mr. Rajib Kumar Basu

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... For the Petitioners.

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Mr. Susovan Sengupta, Mr. Subir Pal

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... For the State.

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The writ petition has been mentioned for upgradation citing urgency that the petitioners are starving. The submissions are a pack of lies.

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The order of which non-compliance is alleged is dated August 17, 2019 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), 1^st Court, Baruipur in T.S. No. 221 of 2016. There is absolutely no explanation in the writ petition as to what the petitioners were doing from 2019 to January 2022 in the face of alleged inaction by the police. The learned Civil Judge shall take note of the same while passing any further orders.

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In the meantime, this Court notes with anguish the utter failure on the part of the Officer-in-Charge, Kultali Police Station in submitting any report to the Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), 1^st Court, Baruipur. There is no plausible explanation as to why any report could not be

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submitted by the Officer-in-Charge, Kultali Police Station for nearly three years now.

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This Court is of the view that the matter should be enquired into by the Superintendent of Police, South 24 Parganas. The S.P., after enquiry, shall take suitable steps against the concerned Officer-in-Charge, Kultali P.S., who appears to have deliberately and willfully refused to submit any report to the concerned Civil Court.

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The Registry of this Court and the petitioners shall communicate a copy of this order to the Superintendent of Police, South 24 Parganas and the Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), 1^st Court, Baruipur.

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With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of.

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There shall be no order as to costs.

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All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

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(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)

Nazrul Sk and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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