IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta WPA 28796 of 2008 Jibankrishna Mondal (since deceased)

Sushanta Mondal & Ors.

Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Amit Kumar Pan, Adv.

Ms. Tanusri Santra, Adv.

Heard on : 06.04.2026 Judgment on : 30.04.2026 Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.:

1. The predecessor-in-interest of petitioner nos. 1(a) to 1(g) was the owners of plot nos. 1120 and 1607, measuring an area of about 0.79 and 0.06 acres of land, respectively. Petitioner no. 2 was the owner of plot nos. 1218, 1239 and 6996, measuring an area of about 0.05, 0.20 and 0.41 acres of land respectively, and petitioner no. 3 was the owner of plot nos. 7051, 7043, 1623 and 1207 measuring an area of about 0.35, 0.24, 0.36 and 0.03 acres of land respectively, situated at Mouza – Butia, J.L. No. 33, under Police Station – Budge Budge, District – South 24 Parganas.

2. The aforesaid lands were requisitioned, including other vast areas of land, and possession thereof was taken over on 19th January, 1971, in connection with the Charial Basin Drainage Scheme after initiation of a proceeding under the West Bengal