Supirun Khatun v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge disposal of W.P.A. 1540 of 2023 (Supirun Khatun v. State of West Bengal & Ors.; WBMDTC Ltd. also represented): direction to 7th respondent to consider and decide petitioner's short term mining licence application of 05.12.2022 within four weeks with hearing to all concerned; decision to be communicated within a week thereafter; no costs. Keywords: short term mining licence, mining licence application, West Bengal, WBMDTC, District Authority, exceptional circumstances, opportunity of hearing, disposal of writ petition.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the 7th respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner's short term mining licence application dated 5th December, 2022 within four weeks of communication of the order, upon reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioner, in accordance with law; the decision to be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereafter; no order as to costs.