Dalim Rao and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: eviction proceeding; unauthorized occupant; official quarter; government accommodation; sweeper; Bagnan Rural Hospital; superannuation retirement; contractual employee not entitled to quarters; contractor engagement; notice circulating hearing date; premature/prematurely challenged administrative notice; Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1962; Section 3(2); Sub Divisional Officer Uluberia; Block Development Officer Bagnan-I; Howrah; notice No. 43/LM/2024 dated 20.02.2025; writ petition (WPA) dismissed; High Court at Calcutta; Biswajit Basu, J.; defences preserved before eviction forum. Use when advising on whether a challenge to a mere hearing-date notice in a pending eviction proceeding can succeed, or on entitlement of contractual employees to official accommodation.
What did the court decide?
Given the contractual nature of petitioner no.2's employment (engaged by the cleaning contractor), the hospital is not bound to provide him official accommodation.