Dismissed¶16

Dilip Kumar Dey v. the Block Land and Land Reforms Officer, Bally, Jagacha Block, Howrah and Anr.

Calcutta HC20 Jan 2026WPA/697/2026

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WPA 697 of 2026, Dilip Kumar Dey v. The Block Land & Land Reforms Officer, Bally, Jagacha Block, Howrah — correction of record of rights; inaction under West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1956; specified Act under Section 2(r), West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997; alternative efficacious remedy; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach appropriate forum; Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.

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Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. ¶16

Dilip Kumar Dey Vs the Block Land and Land Reforms Officer, Bally, Jagacha Block, Howrah and Anr. — Calcutta HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Item20-01-2026 14. Ct. 19 sg

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WPA 697 of 2026

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Dilip Kumar Dey Versus The Block Land & Land Reforms Officer, Bally, Jagacha Block, Howrah & Anr.

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Mr. Srikanta Dutta Mrs. Rituparna Sankar Dutta

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…for the petitioner Mr. Priyabrata Batabyal …for the State

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Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on record.

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The learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that respondent authorities have been duly served.

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In spite of service, none appears on the behalf of the respondents.

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Mr. Priyabrata Batabyal, learned Advocate, who usually appears for the State, is present in Court and is requested to represent the State in this matter.

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Let the appointment of Mr. Batabyal be regularized by the competent authority.

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The petitioner has filed this writ petition praying for a direction upon the respondent authorities to correct the record of rights in respect of the plots in question.

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After going through the said representation, it appears to this Court that the petitioner has alleged inaction on the part of the authority under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1956, which is a specified Act under Section 2(r) of the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997. This Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition in view of the alternative efficacious remedy

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available under the 1997 Act.

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Faced with such situation, the learned Advocate for the petitioner prays for leave to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to approach before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.

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In the light of the submission made by the learned Advocate for the petitioner, WPA 697 of 2026 stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.

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Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon complained of all requisite formalities.

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(Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.)

Dilip Kumar Dey v. the Block Land and Land Reforms Officer, Bally, Jagacha Block, Howrah and Anr.

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