Rama Paul v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Footpath encroachment removal; Kolkata Municipal Corporation compliance report; respondent no. 7's undertaking to remove temporary structure/shop within six months; writ petition disposed as nothing survives; trader's right to carry on business elsewhere in accordance with law preserved; no equity to occupy footpath; WPA 29837 of 2024; Rama Paul v. State of West Bengal & Ors.; Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as nothing survives, in view of respondent no. 7's undertaking to remove his shop within six months; the order does not interfere with respondent no. 7's right to carry on business from any other suitable place in accordance with law after expiry of the undertaking period, and creates no equity in his favour to carry on business on the footpath elsewhere. ¶16