Bishen Prasad Tiwari v. the Tehsildar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Port Blair; WPA/87/2024; decided 02-02-2024; Moushumi Bhattacharya, J.; Bishen Prasd Tiwari v. The Tehsildar and another; time-bound disposal of Tehsildar proceedings; complaint RC No.2679 of 2015 pending since 03-03-2021 pursuant to Sub Divisional Officer order on remand; two-month deadline imposed; petitioner's liberty to apply to Court on default; WPA/126/2021 automatically dismissed for non-payment of costs directed 19-12-2022 (four weeks from 22-11-2023); statutory appeal liberty under Regulation 28(2) of the 1966 Regulation; advocate Gopala Binnu Kumar; advocate V.D.Sivabalan.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.1 (the Tehsildar, Port Blair Tehsil) to dispose of the petitioner's complaint, RC No.2679 of 2015, within two months from the date of judgment; the petitioner was left at liberty to apply before the Court in the event of any default of this direction.