Atanu Maiti v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Atanu Maiti v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., W.P.A. 7505 of 2025, High Court at Calcutta, decided 16.04.2025 by Biswajit Basu, J. Writ petition against eviction order dated 26.06.2008 dismissed as not maintainable on the ground of availability of statutory appeal under Section 7 of the West Bengal Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1962; petitioner left free to pursue appeal subject to limitation. Keywords: maintainability, alternative remedy, statutory appeal, eviction, unauthorized occupants, West Bengal Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1962, Section 7.
What did the court decide?
Since the impugned order of eviction dated June 26, 2008 is appellable under Section 7 of the West Bengal Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1962, the writ petition is not maintainable. ¶16