Patit Ghosh v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patit Ghosh v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., W.P.A. 7728 of 2025, Calcutta High Court, order dated 16.04.2025 - alleged encroachment by Ashim Ghosh (respondent no. 13) and associates on land gifted to Nadia District Primary School Council, Village Bangrata, P.S. Santipur, Nadia; representation dated 07.03.2025 to SDO, Sadar Krishnanagar (respondent no. 7); Court directs disposal of representation within six weeks after hearing all parties, first determining status of land as 'Public Land' under the Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1962; disposed of without costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 7 (Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Krishnanagar) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated March 07, 2025 within six weeks of communication of the order, after affording hearing to all concerned parties, and to first determine whether the land is Public Land under the Public Land (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1962; writ petition disposed of without any order as to costs.