Sourav Basu and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Public Interest Litigation – maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA(P) 161 of 2025 (decided 03-07-2025), Sourav Basu & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. — PIL dismissed as the dispute (declaration and cancellation of a B schedule deed valued at Rs.10/-, alleged to be based on false documents, in a State-filed civil suit) cannot be adjudicated in a Public Interest Litigation. Bench: Soumen Sen, J. and Smita Das De, J. Petitioners' counsel: Partha Pratim Roy, S. Chakraborty; State counsel: Jahar Lal De (AGP), Saurav Chaudhuri.
What did the court decide?
The subject matter of the so-called Public Interest Litigation, being the subject matter of challenge in a pending civil proceeding, cannot be adjudicated in the Public Interest Litigation; consequently the writ petition is dismissed. ¶¶7