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2025 Supreme(Online)(Cal) 5059

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
FATEMA KHATOON – Appellant
Versus
THE CHAMPDANI MUNICIPALITY AND ORS. – Respondent
WPA 15517 of 2024



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Kajal Ray
For the Respondents: Mukti Chandra Ghosh, Jahangir Hossain, Ayan Banerjee, Dhiman Banerjee, Arijit Bhowmick

Where a civil court injunction exists in a property dispute, the court may defer mandatory directions but can direct municipal authorities to verify the legality of construction upon representation.

Headnote:The petitioner filed a writ petition alleging illegal construction without a sanctioned building plan on a specific plot of land. The court noted that a private respondent claimed a subsisting injunction from a civil court restraining the petitioner from obstructing the property. The court found that due to the existence of this civil court order, mandatory directions could not be issued at this stage. The primary issue was whether the municipal authority should take action against alleged illegal construction in the presence of a civil court injunction. The court reasoned that while the civil court's order limits immediate mandatory directions, the municipal authority is still obligated to verify if the construction has the necessary sanctions upon receiving a representation. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

Table of Content
1. allegation of illegal construction without a sanctioned building plan. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. impact of a subsisting civil court injunction on municipal enforcement actions. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. requirement for municipal authorities to verify construction sanctions upon representation despite civil disputes. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on record.

2. Complaining illegal construction at Mouza- Gourhati, Champdani, J.L. No. 21, R. S. Dag No. 3801, L.R. Dag No. 3901 and R.S. Dag No. 3802 L.R. Dag No. 3904 measuring 4 katha 7 chattak within Champdani Municipality, the instant writ petition has been filed.

3. The petitioner would complain that the private respondent has been carrying out construction work at the property which belongs to the petitioner. Independent of the above, it is submitted that the construction that is coming up is without the sanctioned building plan.

4. The private respondent is represented in Court. According to the private respondent there is a subsisting order of injunction passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), 1st Court, Chandernagore, Hooghly, in T.S. 08 of 2025. According to such order the petitioner has been restrained from making any obstruction over the suit property.

5. Mr. Banerjee, learned advocate representing the municipality, on instruction, would submit that the municipality could not identify where the construction work is proceeded and further since there is an order passed by a competent civil Court no action could be taken by the municipality.

6. Mr. Ghosh, learned advocate appears on behalf of the State.

7. Having heard the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties and noting that there is a subsisting order of injunction passed by a competent civil Court, I am of the view at this stage there is no scope to pass any mandatory direction excepting permitting the petitioner to make a representation with the municipality. If such representation is made, the municipal authorities should enquire as to whether the construction that has come up on the subject plot has the sanction of the municipality or not.

8. Needless to mention, if any illegal construction is detected, consequences shall follow.

9. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

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