Form No. J(2)

In the High Court at Calcutta

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present: The Hon‟ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya

And

The Hon‟ble Justice Supratim Bhattacharya

WPLRT 171 of 2025

The State of West Bengal and others

Vs.

Sri Prabir Kumar Sarkar and others

With

WPLRT 172 of 2025

The State of West Bengal and others

Vs.

M/s. Eastern Switchgear & Electrical Company Pvt. Ltd.

and others

For the petitioners : Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, AAG,

Mr. Soumitra Bandyopadhyay, Sr. Govt. Adv.,

Mr. Priyabrata Batabyal

For the respondents : Mr. Arindam Banerjee, Sr. Adv.,

Mr. Gourav Purakayasta,

Ms. Atasi Sarkar,

Ms. Samarpita Mukherjee

For the KMC : Mr. Achintya Kumar Banerjee,

Mr. Gopal Chandra Das,

Ms. Ananya Das

Heard on : 03.12.2025 Judgment on : 03.12.2025

Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.:-

1. Both the matters are taken up together for hearing, having arisen from the same order.

2. The present challenge arises out of an order passed by the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal, whereby the Tribunal reversed a decision of the concerned Thika Controller to the effect that the disputed property is a thika property.

3. Learned Additional Advocate General (AAG), appearing for the State/writ petitioners,