Md. Manirul Islam and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Mutation of record of rights in the name of a person dead at the time of application; Hazi Serajuddin (died 2011); 2013 mutation application; Block Land & Land Reforms Officer order December 5, 2013; appellate authority affirmation December 18, 2013; West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal O.A. 243 of 2020 (LRTT) concurrence March 28, 2025 set aside; no adjudication of title inter se in mutation proceedings; record of rights restored to pre-December 5, 2013 position; fresh mutation applications permissible; W.P.L.R.T. 77 of 2025; High Court at Calcutta; June 10, 2025; Debangsu Basak, J.; Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.
What did the court decide?
Orders dated December 5, 2013 (Block Land & Land Reforms Officer), December 18, 2013 (appellate authority) and March 28, 2025 (Tribunal) set aside; Block Land & Land Reforms Officer directed to maintain the record of rights as obtaining prior to the December 5, 2013 order; parties left free to apply afresh for mutation, to be considered in accordance with law; no order as to costs.