Swapan Kumar Dutta v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 2951 of 2025, decided 18.11.2025 by Smita Das De, J. Swapan Kumar Dutta v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.; South Dum Dum Municipality added as party. Intending auto rickshaw operator; proposed new auto route Ramkrishna Mahaswashan Ghat to Dum Dum Station; representation pending; third round of litigation; respondent no. 4 decision dated 04.07.2024 refusing new route citing huge traffic congestion; inadequate parking space contention by State. Petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to identify alternative parking space; respondent no. 4 with South Dum Dum Municipality to assess feasibility within 30 days and communicate decision within two weeks; respondent no. 4 to approach Chairman, Regional Transport Authority; no costs. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition WPA 2951 of 2025 disposed of with directions: petitioner to identify alternative parking space and communicate it to respondent no. 4; respondent no. 4 with the assistance of the Municipal Authority of South Dum Dum to consider feasibility and arrive at a logical conclusion within 30 days, communicating the decision within two weeks thereafter to all concerned parties; respondent no. 4 to approach the Chairman, Regional Transport Authority on parking; no order as to costs.