D/L.8.

December 10, 2025.

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MNS

SAT No. 112 of 2025

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CAN 1 of 2025

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CAN 2 of 2025

The State of West Bengal

Vs.

Sri Paban Chandra Pramanik and others

Mr. Susovan Sengupta, Sr. Govt. Adv.,

Mr. Subir Pal

… for the appellant.

Mr. Partha Chakraborty,

Mr. Fazlul Haque,

Mr. Jyotirmoy Bhattacharjee,

Mr. R. Dutta Gupta

…for the respondents.

Re : CAN 1 of 2025 (condonation)

1. The present application for condonation of delay in preferring the Second Appeal is in respect of a delay which has been stated by the Additional Stamp Reporter to be of 356 days, but mentioned in the application for condonation of delay

by the appellant-State as 503 days.

2. However, even going by the lesser number, we find that no explanation worth the name has been given in the

application for the delay in preferring the appeal.

3. Learned Senior Government Advocate, appearing for the State, seeks to argue that one Mr. Supratim Dhar was engaged as an Advocate to conduct the Second Appeal in the month of November, 2023, in which month, the concerned

Officer-in-Charge (Law) / Additional Land Acquisition Officer-in Charge of the matter was superannuated.

4. It is further contended by learned Senior Government Advocate that while adjudicating