M/S. Biswas Ventures LLP. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: correction of record of rights; principles of natural justice; no opportunity of hearing / audi alteram partem breach; Block Land and Land Reforms Officer (B.L. & L.R.O); report dated November 20, 2024 set aside; Tribunal order dated November 21, 2024 set aside; O.A. 4000 of 2023 (LRTT); direction to decide afresh in accordance with law; reasoned order to be communicated; exercise within three months; disposed of without costs; W.P.L.R.T. 13 of 2025; M/s. Biswas Ventures LLP.; The State of West Bengal; Respondent No.6; High Court at Calcutta; Debangsu Basak; Md. Shabbar Rashidi; Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction, Appellate Side.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated November 21, 2024 of the learned Tribunal set aside; decision of the concerned B.L. & L.R.O recorded in the report dated November 20, 2024 set aside as being in breach of the principles of natural justice; B.L. & L.R.O directed to consider and decide the private respondent's application for correction of record of rights in accordance with law after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the writ petitioner and the private respondent, to pass a reasoned order and communicate it forthwith, concluding the entire exercise within three months from date; writ petition disposed of without any order as to costs.