Form No.J(2)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Civil Appellate Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya

&

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Supratim Bhattacharya

MAT 1304 of 2025

with

CAN 2 of 2025

Dilip Mondal

Vs.

The State of West Bengal and Ors.

For the appellant : Mr. Pinaki Ranjan Chakraborti,

Mr. Pallav Chatterjee,

Mr. Monajit Chakraborti, Advs.

For the respondent no. 2 : Mr. Sanjay Saha,

Mr. Raju Mondal, Advs.

For the State : Mr. Chandi Charan De,

Ld. Addl. Govt. Pleader, Mr. Anirban Sarkar, Adv.

Heard on : November 27, 2025. Judgment on : November 27, 2025.

Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.:

1. The present challenge has been preferred against an order passed in a writ petition whereby the petitioner’s challenge to the refusal of the petitioner/appellant’s claim for extension of a mining lease deed was turned down by the respondent authorities.

2. Learned Counsel appearing for the appellant submits that in terms of the then prevalent notification dated May 23, 2017, the successful bidders who had deposited 1/3^rd of the bid money might be allowed to commence mining operations and a lease deed may be executed.

3. Clause 2 of the said notification provides that the balance a