Somnath Sarkar v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: infructuous writ petition; WPA 8939 of 2025; Somnath Sarkar; The State of West Bengal & Ors.; Section 10(4); West Bengal Highways Act, 1964; dismissal as infructuous; Partha Sarathi Sen, J.; 27.10.2025. Petition closed on grounds of infructuosity without adjudication of merits; counsel: Gautam Banerjee (petitioner), Chandi Charan De (Ld. AGP) and Anirban Sarkar (State).
What did the court decide?
The writ petition WPA 8939 of 2025 is dismissed as infructuous in view of the petitioner's submission that the order in the proceeding under Section 10(4) of the West Bengal Highways Act, 1964 had already been passed. ¶10