IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Before:

The Hon’ble Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya WPA 26723 of 2025 M/s. Bikalpa Traders Private Limited Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the petitioner : Mr. Kushal Chatterjee Mr. A.S. Tarafdar ….. Advocates For the State : Mr. K.J. Yusuf, AGP Mr. Saurav Chaudhuri …… Advocates For the Respondent no. 2 : Mr. Sanjay Saha Mr. Raju Mondal ……. Advocates Reserved on : 09.02.2026 Judgment on : 30.04.2026 Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.:-

1. The petitioner has challenged the order of the Divisional Commissioner, Burdwan Division dated 31.07.2025 passed in an Appeal no. 14 of 2025 and the order of the Additional District Magistrate and District Land and Land Reforms Officer, Paschim Burdwan dated 4th February, 2025 in this writ petition and prayed for a direction upon the authorities of West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited (for short “WBMDTCL”) to extend the lease period by 11 months.

2. Petitioner, a private limited company, participated in an e-auction for grant of mining lease vide Notice Inviting Tender dated 01.02.2017. Petitioner was declared as a successful bidder in respect of the