Bimalendu Bikas Sahoo and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 17636 of 2025, decided 07.04.2026: writ petition by Bimalendu Bikas Sahoo & Ors. against The State of West Bengal & Ors. concerning the Certificate Officer's order dated 28.05.2025 noting certificate proceedings as disposed of without completion; Certificate Officer admitted the noting was inadvertent, the proceeding was pending, and show-cause notices had been issued to respondent nos. 7 to 13 (legal heirs of the proprietor of respondent no. 6); writ disposed of with a direction to ensure disposal of the certificate proceeding; officer's appearance dispensed with. Keywords: certificate proceeding, Certificate Officer, West Bengal, inadvertence, show-cause notice, legal heirs, writ disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of with a direction upon the Certificate Officer to ensure that the certificate proceeding is disposed of; appearance of the Certificate Officer dispensed with; connected application, if any, disposed of; urgent photostat certified copy to be supplied upon compliance with requisite formalities.