Gopal Chandra Mukherjee and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation claim; West Bengal (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948; letter/representation dated 16.12.2024 to respondent no. 4 not considered; failure to pass reasoned order; report dated 27.03.2025; guideline of Additional Secretary, Government of West Bengal, L & LR & RR & R Department; Clauses (i) and (ii) of Paragraph 8; direction to consider representation with hearing and pass reasoned order; 60 working days timeline; server copy; WPA 6041 of 2025; disposed of; single judge Partha Sarathi Sen, J.; decision date 11.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to respondent no. 4 to treat the letter dated 16.12.2024 as the petitioners' representation, give the petitioners an opportunity of hearing, pass a reasoned order and communicate it forthwith (preferably by mail if mail details are submitted at the hearing), completing the entire exercise within 60 working days from communication of the server copy of the order; liberty given to the petitioners' learned Advocate to communicate the server copy to respondent no. 4, who is directed to act on the server copy.