Suparna Roy v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order dated 07.07.2025 of the Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri (WPA/784/2022, Suparna Roy v. State of West Bengal & Ors.). Disposal on grounds of infructuity owing to subsequent events post-filing; liberty to re-file preserved. Relevant for practitioners seeking precedent on dismissing a writ petition as infructuous where intervening events have overtaken the prayer. No statutory provision or precedent is cited, discussed, relied upon or distinguished in this short order.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to file a fresh application if the circumstances so warrant in accordance with law. ¶9