08.08.2025 Sl.No.24&25(DL)

Ct No.42 srm IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 13704 of 2025 Kaji Arif & Ors.

-Vs-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

With WPA 16762 of 2025 Umme Salma Bibi -Vs-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Dhananjoy Banerjee, Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmik, Mr. Pralay Hazra ... for the Petitioners in WPA 13704/2025/Respondent No.8 in WPA 16762/2025 Mr. Gangadhar Das, Mr. Tanmoy Chattopadhyay ... for the Petitioner in WPA 16762/2025/Respondent No.6 in WPA 13704/2025 Mr. Amitava Chowdhury, Mr. Arun Kumar Ghosh … for the State in WPA 13704 of 2025.

Ms. Priyamvada Singh, Ms. Amrita Tewari … for the State in WPA 16762 of 2025.

By the writ petition being WPA 13704 of 2025, the petitioners seek for specific direction upon the respondent authorities particularly the respondent No.2, Block Development Officer to convene meeting in terms of the petition submitted before the Prescribed Authority by the petitioners on 20^th May, 2025 under sub-rule (4) of Rule 22 of the West Bengal Panchayat (Constitution) Rules, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as Rules, 1975) for removal of respondent no.6, Umme Salma Bibi from the Office of Member of „Shilpa-O-

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