IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

ORIGINAL SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

WPO 400 of 2021

Satrughan Khatick

Vs.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Ors.

with

WPO 708 of 2021

Pradip Khatick

Vs.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Raghunath Chakraborty

: Mr. Supratick Syamal

: Ms. Sonali Sengupta

:

For the State Respondents Mr. Manoj Malhotra

: Mr. Manoj Kr. Mondal

For the KMC : Mr. Alak Kumar Ghosh

: Mr. Swapan Kumar Debnath

(…in WPO 400 of 2021)

: Mr. Gopal Chandra Das

(…in WPO 708 of 2021)

Judgment on : 03.09.2025

Rai Chattopadhyay, J. :-

1. The two writ petitions involved similar issues hence, have been heard together and are being decided by dint of the judgment as follows:-

2. In writ petition No. WPO 400 of 2021, an order of the Chairperson, Board of Administrator, Kolkata Municipal Corporation dated February 23, 2021 is under challenge which is concerned with the premises No. 74A, Christopher Road, Calcutta- 700046. In the other writ petition No. WPO 708 of 2021, an order of the Chief Valuer and Surveyor/respondent No. 4, Kolkata Municipal Corporation dated January 17, 2017 has been impugned. The said order of the respon