Dipak Kumar Ghosh v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of writ petition WPA(P) 84 of 2021 (Dipak Kumar Ghosh v. State of West Bengal & Ors.) on 15.05.2025 after intimation of the petitioner's death; Court held the cause of action did not survive and declined to proceed; prospective intervention by Imtiaz Ahmed raised by counsel Sabyasachi Chatterjee; respondent side represented by Vipul Kundalia (Sr. Adv.), Anindya Kanan and Aayush Sharma; bench comprised Soumen Sen, J. and Smita Das De, J.; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
The Court did not propose to proceed with the matter because the petitioner had died and the cause of action did not survive. ¶9