IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.

WPA 6087 of 2018

Goutam Saha

vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Kallol Basu,

Mr. Farhan Ghaffor,

Mr. Zahaib Rauf.

For the Respondent : Mr. Rahul Karmakar, No. 19 to 26 Mr. Sourav Guchhait.

For the KMC : Mr. Alak Kr. Ghosh,

Mr. Arijit Dey.

Hearing concluded on : 23.07.2025 Judgment on : 07.08.2025

Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.:

1. The writ application has been preferred praying for directions upon

the respondents to demolish the unauthorized, illegal parts of the 9 nos. of shop room constructed infront of B-34/1, Bapuji Nagar, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-92 and to remove obstructions from infront of the petitioners house to have the free access from

the public road to his house and to enjoy his property freely and peacefully with his family members.

2. The petitioner’s case is that he is a co-owner of the property in dispute in this case which was settled upon the petitioners predecessors by the Government of West Bengal by a letter of authorization being no. 848 RC (DEV) dated 15.10.1966 to occupy plot no. E-1292. The predecessors of the petitioner t