Nil Kamal Hazra v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ disposal concerning grant of licence on compassionate grounds to legal heirs of a deceased licensee; duplicate licence held by writ petitioner quashed and set aside; compensation for departmental errors left to appropriate forum; petition disposed of without examining merits; no affidavits filed, allegations deemed denied and not admitted; single judge (Smita Das De, J.), decision date 09-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
Licence granted in favour of the writ petitioner quashed and set aside; writ petition disposed of without going into merits; petitioner granted liberty to approach the appropriate forum for redress of compensation-related grievances. ¶10