Bikash Shaw and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Unauthorised construction / addition and alteration to existing Talli NS Asbestos shed; G+2 storeyed building; no sanction building plan issued; Section 218 West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993; direction to municipal authorities to stop further construction pending Section 218 proceedings; expedite proceedings preferably within 6 weeks; right of hearing to complainants/petitioners; writ petition disposed; WPA 1286 of 2026; Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.; order dated 12.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of: municipal authorities to ensure no further construction till decision in Section 218 proceedings, to conclude such proceedings expeditiously (preferably within 6 weeks of communication of the order), and to hear the petitioners as complainants. ¶¶20