27.01.2026 Ct. 3 Item No.

AD 19 Saswata Lokesh Kumar Tahlani @ Lokesh Tahlani Versus State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Nilanjan Bhattacharjee, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Brijesh Jha Mr. Amartya Gopal Sinha Ms. Anushka Ghosh …for the petitioner Mr. R.N.Chakraborty Mr. R. Sinha …For the Maheshtala Municipality

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is retained with the record.

2. The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a direction upon the respondent nos. 4 and 5 to consider the petitioner’s representations dated 7^th January 2026 and 15^th January 2026 so as to permit the petitioner to carry out construction of a boundary wall.

3. The matter has a chequered history. Alleging that certain plots of land had been forcibly utilized by the Mahestala municipality for construction of a water project without proper demarcation, a writ petition being WPA no. 2844 of 2025 was filed before this Court. The said writ petition came to be disposed of by order dated 17^th June 2025 by directing that the representation filed by the petitioner before the Special Land Acquisition Officer, South 24 Parganas be disposed of by the Special Land Acquisition Officer by taking into consideration all relevant records and to pass a reasoned order.

4. Pursuant to the aforesaid, on 18^th September 2025 a joint inspection was conducted in presence of the contesting parties to demarcate the portion of land which had been acquired. According to Mr. Bhattacharjee, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner though the joint inspection has been held, the petitioners are yet to be served with a copy of the reasoned order as directed earlier. According to him, though demarcation has already been effected, the same has not been given effect to. He submits to protect the demarcated portion which has not been acquired, the petitioner has applied before the municipality seeking permission to construct a boundary wall. Such application dated 7^th January 2025 is also yet to be disposed of.

5. Having heard the learned advocates for the parties and in the light of above, I direct the respondent nos. 1 to 3 to file a detailed report before this Court as regards the outcome of the joint inspection and as to whether any final order as directed pursuant to the order dated

17^th June 2025 has been passed.

6. List this matter under the same heading

in the combined monthly list of March 2026

(Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.)