16.10.2025

sb

Ct.5.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

WPA 24175 of 2025

Sanjay Mehta

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Indranil Roy, Sr. Advocate

Mr. Sandip Chakraborty

Mr. Tirtheswar Das

Mr. Koustav Das

… For the petitioner.

Mr. Benazir Ahmed

Mr. Samir Kumar Ghosh

… For the State.

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on

record.

2. The petitioner in the instant writ petition, inter alia, prays for a direction upon the respondent authorities to forthwith issue directions and/or guidelines to the Galaxy Apartment Owners Association and ensure that the residents and flat owners of South City Galaxy Apartment are not permitted to use of open common terrace roof above the 20th Floor of the said building for bursting of fire crackers during Diwali/Kali Puja, 2025 between 17th to 20th October, 2025 and be permitted to burst only green fire crackers in a designated area on the ground floor of the said building between 8.00 p.m. to

10.00 p.m. on 20th October, 2025.

3. It is further submitted that West Bengal Pollution Control Board, in terms of the guidelines and directions framed by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board dated 17th October, 2023 u