JUDGMENT :

Ravi Krishan Kapur, J.

1. The grievance of the petitioners is directed against the refusal and inaction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to mutate the name of the petitioner company as owner of premises no.15A, Armenian Street (“the premises”). The petitioners also pray that the KMC treat the premises as a non-thika premises in their records.

2. The facts culminating in the filing of the petition are that the petitioner by an indenture dated 14 June, 2008 purchased the premises. The premises is approximately 5 cottahs 8 chittaks and there is land and building situated on the premises. It is alleged that notwithstanding there being no material in the records of the KMC, the KMC has unlawfully sought for a clearance from The Controller, Kolkata Thika Tenancy, the respondent no.5 herein. It is also alleged that by an order dated 30 December, 2016 passed by the respondent no.5, the petitioners had come to learn that the premises is not within the purview of the Thika Controller. The petitioners complain that though they have filed a copy of the order dated 30 December, 2016 with the KMC, the KMC have failed and refused to mutate the name of the petitioner company in t