Dr. Partha Sarathi Ray v. Rahul Barik and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Two-judge appellate bench (Gaurang Kanth, J.; Joymalya Bagchi, J.) dismissed MAT 1007 of 2024 (CAN 1 of 2024) on 23.07.2024. Appellant Dr. Partha Sarathi Roy contested an interlocutory Single Bench order restraining Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from executing vacating of premises till 31 July 2024 and restricting occupants from nonresidential use of Premises No. DB-1, Salt Lake City, Sector I, Kolkata 700064. Key points for retrieval: (i) impugned order characterized as purely interlocutory, in aid of the main proceeding, deciding no rights; (ii) all issues, including maintainability of the tenants'/occupants' writ petition challenging demolition of unauthorized construction, expressly kept open; (iii) related pending matters WPA 20749 of 2023, WPA 27215 of 2022, WPA 27200 of 2022, WPA 27217 of 2022 concerning alleged unauthorized construction/user; (iv) reference to co-ordinate Bench observations in MAT 2467 of 2023 that no commercial activity is permitted without prior permission of the competent authority. Counsel: Saurabh Guha Thakurata, Nilanjana Sarkar, A Sarkar (appellant); Tirthankar Dey, Arka Kr. Nag (BMC); Santanu Kr. Mitra, Subhabrata Das (State); Debjani Sengupta, Paulomi Ghosh (resp. no. 1); Manisha Das, Sayantan Bose (resp. no. 9); G Kayal (resp. no. 10). Useful for trackers on eviction/vacancy disputes, unauthorized construction, commercial-use restrictions, and premature maintainability rulings at interlocutory stage.