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CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J
Sandip Das – Appellant
Versus
The Howrah Municipal Corporation – Respondent
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| 1. court's responsibility to ensure effective remedy through inspections. (Para 2 , 8 , 10) |
| 2. procedural directive for municipal action on illegal construction. (Para 3 , 4 , 6 , 9) |
| 3. corporation's obligation to respond to unauthorized construction claims. (Para 5 , 7) |
1. Affidavit-of-service filed in court today is taken on record. 2. Despite service of notice, nobody appears on behalf of the respondent no.8.
3. The present writ petition was preferred citing inaction on the part of the respondent-Howrah Municipal Corporation in considering the petitioner’s representations dated 20.02.2020 and 20.06.2020.
4. Mr. Supriyo Chattopadhyay, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner, submits that respondent no. 8 has illegally constructed a building beyond the G+1 level without any valid sanctioned building plan. It is further submitted that this fact was brought to the notice of the respondent-Corporation by way of two written representations dated 20.02.2020 and 20.06.2020. However, despite receipt of the said representations, no action has been taken by the Corporation in that regard.
5. Mr. Chattopadhyay draws my attention to a reply provided to the petitioner by the r
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