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Sabuddin and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC22 Apr 2025WPA(P)/288/2024

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What is this about?

CPAN/1094/2025 CAN/1/2025 WPA(P)/288/2024 Sabuddin Tanjan Das unauthorised construction demolition Kolkata Municipal Corporation E.E(C)/Bldg./Br-IX report 17.01.2026 supplementary affidavit maintainability objection Respondent No.10 listing 09.02.2026 Sujoy Paul CJ Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) J order dated 22.01.2026

What did the court decide?

Interlocutory directions: copy of the KMC report dated 17.01.2026 to other counsel by 28.01.2026; 7 days' time to petitioner/applicant to file supplementary affidavit with comments on the report and relevant documents/photographs; KMC to continue demolition of the unauthorised portion of the building as undertaken; Respondent No.10 at liberty to file a maintainability application; matter listed in the week commencing 09.02.2026. ¶22

Sabuddin and Ors. Vs the State of West Bengal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Maintainability of the present application (CPAN/1094/2025), on which Respondent No.10 is at liberty to raise an objection by appropriate application.

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Court's answer

Respondent No.10 permitted to file an appropriate application raising objection regarding maintainability.

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Ratio / Principle

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation shall continue to demolish the unauthorised portion of the building, as undertaken by it.

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Key takeaways

Copy of the KMC report dated 17.01.2026 to be provided to other counsel in the matter by 28th January, 2026.ratio¶17
Petitioner/applicant granted 7 days' time to file supplementary affidavit containing comments on the KMC report, along with relevant documents/photographs.ratio¶19
Matter to be listed in the week commencing 9th February, 2026, as agreed between the parties.ratio

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Interim/listing order in CPAN/1094/2025 with CAN/1/2025 in WPA(P)/288/2024 — Sabuddin & Ors. v. Tanjan Das & Anr. (order dated 22.01.2026, per Sujoy Paul, CJ., with Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.). The Court took on record a report dated 17.01.2026 prepared by E.E(C)/Bldg./Br-IX, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, and directed its copy to other counsel by 28.01.2026. Petitioner/applicant was granted 7 days to file a supplementary affidavit with comments on the report together with relevant documents/photographs. The Court directed that the corporation, as undertaken, shall continue to demolish the unauthorised portion of the building. Respondent No.10 was permitted to file an appropriate application raising objection regarding maintainability. Matter listed in the week commencing 09.02.2026.

Sabuddin and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.

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