Basabi Raichowdhury v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: unauthorized construction; building collapse; death of large number of persons; Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC); additional compensation affidavit; order dated 9th May 2024; State of West Bengal; ongoing criminal investigation; charge-sheet; main culprits purposely left out; departmental inquiry; erring KMC officers; respondent nos. 6 and 7 (Councilor); service of pleadings; comprehensive report; learned Advocate General; adjourned four weeks; WPA(P) 136 of 2024; WPA(P) 143 of 2024; Soumen Sen, J.; Smita Das De, J.; interim/procedural order dated 26-06-2025; no statutes or case-law cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions issued: service of affidavits/pleadings/documents on respondent nos. 6 and 7 within two weeks; KMC to file affidavit on additional compensation within that period; State to file a comprehensive report on the criminal investigation and any departmental inquiries against erring KMC officers; matter adjourned for four weeks; order to be communicated to the learned Advocate General.