Sanat Ghosh v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: encroachment of PWD road; unauthorised construction; obstruction of ingress and egress; recorded owner; State respondents' admission of encroachment; failure to remove encroachment; demarcation of encroached land; Section 10, West Bengal Highways Act, 1964; proceedings to logical conclusion; three-month deadline; opportunity of hearing; disposal of writ petition; no order as to costs; allegations deemed not admitted. Case: Sanat Ghosh v. The State of West Bengal & ors., WPA 7104 of 2023, Calcutta High Court, Suvra Ghosh, J., January 22, 2024.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 6 to demarcate the exact quantum of land encroached upon by the private respondents and to initiate proceedings under Section 10 of the West Bengal Highways Act, 1964, taking them to their logical conclusion within three months with reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs.