Tapan Biswas and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Tapan Biswas & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., WPA(P) 160 of 2025, decision dated 03-07-2025. Writ petition dismissed because it cannot be treated as Public Interest Litigation; merits expressly not examined; petitioners free to raise the grievance before an appropriate forum. Counsel: for petitioners - N.I. Khan, Amlan Kr. Mukherjee, Dilip Kr. Mandal; for State - Amal Kr. Sen (AGP), Lal Mohan Basu. Bench: Soumen Sen, J. and Smita Das De, J.
What did the court decide?
The petition cannot be treated as Public Interest Litigation. ¶¶6