Sri Rabindra Ghosh v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short-term sand mining licence; application dated 10.05.2023 in Form-E under Rule 44, West Bengal Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2016; mandamus against respondent No. 6 for inaction ('sat tight over the matter'); direction to consider application after opportunity of hearing and pass reasoned order within 60 working days of server-copy communication; preventive directions to respondents Nos. 5 and 6 against illegal sand mining/extraction from Subarnarekha River bed, sand block at Plot No. 61(P) and 61/547 or 61/547(P), Mouza-Mirzapur; WPA 2529 of 2024 with CAN 1 of 2025 disposed of; Partha Sarathi Sen, J.; decided 16.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition WPA 2529 of 2024 and CAN 1 of 2025 disposed of with directions: respondent No. 6 to consider the 10.05.2023 application in accordance with law after hearing, pass a reasoned order and communicate it (preferably by mail) within 60 working days of communication of the server copy; respondents Nos. 5 and 6 to ensure no illegal sand mining/extraction from the Subarnarekha riverbed plots till then; liberty to the Advocate-on-Record to communicate the server copy; respondent No. 6 to act on the server copy.