Kartikeya Mukhopadhyay Achi Parishad Trust Represented by Its Secretary Ashutosh Mukherjee v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Kartikeya Mukhopadhyay v. State of West Bengal, WPA 7350 of 2025, dt. 16.04.2025, Partha Sarathi Sen, J. Land utilised for Bhatar-Samanti Road and Chatni Link Road without acquisition proceeding or adequate compensation; letter/representation dated 27.01.2025 ignored by respondent nos. 2, 4 and 6; disposal by directions: respondent no. 6 to hear petitioner, pass reasoned written order within 90 working days of server-copy communication, act on server copy, and take appropriate steps in accordance with law if merit found. Useful for: writ petitions disposed by mandamus/directions, road construction over private land without land acquisition, treatment of unsolicited letters as representations, timelines in working days.
What did the court decide?
Disposal by directions to respondent no. 6: treat the petitioner's letter dated 27.01.2025 as a representation, afford an opportunity of hearing, pass a reasoned written order and communicate it (preferably by mail) within 90 working days of communication of the server copy; if sufficient merit is found, take appropriate steps in accordance with law; respondent no. 6 to act on the server copy.