Salema Khatun v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Mst. Salema Khatun v. The State of West Bengal and others, WPA 13482 of 2025, decided 02.03.2026 by Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.: compensation claim for land utilised by Irrigation Department in canal construction at Mouza Khajurnan, P.S. Bagnan, Howrah; writ disposed with direction to Executive Engineer-II, Lower Damodar Construction Division, Irrigation & Waterways Directorate, Fuleswar, Uluberia, to decide representation dated 11.06.2025 by reasoned order after hearing, communicate by end of March 2026; no costs; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Executive Engineer-II, Lower Damodar Construction Division, Irrigation & Waterways Directorate (3rd respondent) to consider the petitioner's representation dated 11th June, 2025, pass a reasoned order after affording her an opportunity of hearing, and communicate the reasoned order positively by the end of March, 2026; no order as to costs.