Mukul Das and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench; MAT 37 of 2025; CAN 1 of 2025; Mukul Das v State of West Bengal; writ appeal dismissed; Single Bench order 25.04.2025 in WPA 495 of 2025; pending civil suit no bar to writ intervention; public land encroachment removal; Plot No.831 Darjeeling Improvement Trust / Darjeeling Improvement Fund; Plot No.826 nature character title; B.L. & L.R.O. Kharibari report; remedy under West Bengal Land Reforms Act; Rajasekhar Mantha; Ajay Kumar Gupta.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the appellants: the appeal was dismissed and all connected pending applications, if any, were ordered dismissed. Operative directions retained: the B.L. & L.R.O. to examine the nature, character and title of Plot No.826 and remove any encroachment on public land; parties aggrieved on title/ownership of Plot No.831 left free to approach authorities under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act against the B.L. & L.R.O. report.