Manimohan Samanta and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Encroachment; illegal construction; demolition; government land; water body; PWD pathway; plot no.209; plot no.206; Mouza-Abhirampur; Rajapur; Howrah; demarcation; field verification; representation dated 7.2.2026; reasoned order; mandamus; disposal with directions; WPA(P) 66 of 2026; State of West Bengal; decision dated 11.03.2026; Per Partha Sarathi Sen, J.; Sujoy Paul, CJ.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: (i) respondent no.7 to carry out demarcation/field verification of plot nos. 209 and 206 after prior notice to the writ petitioners and private respondents and submit separate reports to respondent nos.4 and 6; (ii) respondent no.6 to consider the writ petitioners' representation in the light of the demarcation report and, after hearing both sides, pass and communicate a reasoned order; (iii) respondent no.4 to independently consider the representation after hearing and, if the allegations are found correct, take consequential action for removing encroachment from the water body; (iv) compliance within 30 working days (respondent no.7) and within 90 working days of receipt of the demarcation report (respondent nos.4 and 6); (v) the time limits are peremptory and mandatory; liberty to the writ petitioners to communicate the order to respondent nos.4, 6 and 7.