Muneshwar Toppo Vs State of West Bengal& Ors. — Calcutta HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Muneshwar Toppo Vs State of West Bengal& Ors. — Calcutta HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief granted. Seven writ petitions (WPA 10243 of 2018, WPA 11866 of 2016, WPA 22266 of 2015, WPA 5403 of 2019, WPA 7488 of 2016, WPA 8391 of 2015 and WPA 97 of 2019) were dismissed for default for non-appearance of the petitioners; in WPA 22246 of 2015, WPA 18895 of 2018, WPA 5220 of 2015 and WPA 9595 of 2019 the One Man Committee's report was kept with the record, SEBI was directed to file its report within 11th June, 2026, and all four matters were directed to again appear in the list on 11th June, 2026.

Ratio / Principle

WPA 10243 of 2018 was dismissed for default: no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner when the matter was called on for hearing and no accommodation was sought.

Key takeaways

WPA 11866 of 2016 was dismissed for default: no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner when the matter was called on for hearing and no accommodation was sought.ratio¶60-63
WPA 22266 of 2015 was dismissed for default: no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner when the matter was called on for hearing and no accommodation was sought.ratio¶64-68
WPA 5403 of 2019 was dismissed for default: no one appeared on behalf of the petitioners when the matter was called on for hearing and no accommodation was sought.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bench order of Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. in eleven writ petitions (WPA series, 2015-2019 filings) against Union of India & Ors. (one, by Muneshwar Toppo, against State of West Bengal & Ors.), several brought by Amrit Group investors'/company bodies: (i) in WPA 22246 of 2015, WPA 18895 of 2018, WPA 5220 of 2015 and WPA 9595 of 2019, the report filed by learned counsel for the One Man Committee was kept with the record, SEBI was directed to file its report within 11th June, 2026, and the matters were directed to appear again in the list on 11th June, 2026; (ii) WPA 10243 of 2018, WPA 11866 of 2016, WPA 22266 of 2015, WPA 5403 of 2019, WPA 7488 of 2016, WPA 8391 of 2015 and WPA 97 of 2019 were dismissed for default, no one having appeared for the petitioners and no accommodation having been sought.

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WPA 22246 of 2015 With CAN 1 of 2017 (Old CAN 975 of 2017)

Nayema Bibi & Anr. Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

With WPA 10243 of 2018 With CAN 1 of 2018 (Old CAN 9790 of 2018)

Debasis Ray Chowdhury

Vs. Union of India & Ors.

With

WPA 11866 of 2016

Swapan Kanti Bhattacharjee

Vs. Union of India & Ors.

With

WPA 18895 of 2018

Investors Association in Amrit Group of Companies & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

With

WPA 22266 of 2015

Muneshwar Toppo

Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.

With WPA 5220 of 2015

Nurjahan Shampa Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

With WPA 5403 of 2019

Manab Mondal @ Manab Kumar Mondal & Anr. Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

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With WPA 7488 of 2015

Amrit Group Investors & Agent Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

With

WPA 8391 of 2015

Prativa Rani Sen & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

With WPA 9595 of 2019

Amrit Projects Ltd. & Ors.

Vs. Union of India & Ors.

With WPA 97 of 2019

Salik Ram Verma & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Mr. Arindam Das

Ms. S.K. Singh

… … for the petitioners in item Nos.16,19 & 21 Mr. Rahul Karmakar Mr. N. Dasgupta Mr. S. Saha

… … for the petitioners in item No.25

Mr. Neguive Ahmed

… … for the One Man Committee

Mr. Chandra Sekhar Banerjee Mr. Shamit Dutta

… … for the SEBI

Mr. D.K. Kundu Mr. A. Basu

… … for the RBI in item No.16

In Re. : WPA 22246 of 2015 WPA 18895 of 2018 WPA 5220 of 2015 WPA 9595 of 2019

Learned counsel appearing for One Man Committee

files report.

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Let the report be kept with the record.

Learned counsel appearing for SEBI prays leave to

file report.

Let the report be filed within 11^th June, 2026.

Let the above matters again appear in the list on 11^th June, 2026.

In Re. : WPA 10243 of 2018

No one appears on behalf of the petitioner when the matter is called on for hearing.

No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for

default.

In Re. : WPA 11866 of 2016

No one appears on behalf of the petitioner when the matter is called on for hearing.

No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for default.

In Re. : WPA 22266 of 2015

No one appears on behalf of the petitioner when the

matter is called on for hearing.

No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for default.

In Re. : WPA 5403 of 2019

No one appears on behalf of the petitioners when the matter is called on for hearing.

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No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for

default.

In Re. : WPA 7488 of 2016

No one appears on behalf of the petitioners when

the matter is called on for hearing.

No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for

default.

In Re. : WPA 8391 of 2015

No one appears on behalf of the petitioners when

the matter is called on for hearing.

No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for default.

In Re. : WPA 97 of 2019

No one appears on behalf of the petitioners when

the matter is called on for hearing.

No accommodation is sought for.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for default.

(Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.) (Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.)