OD-3 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE APO/68/2022 With WPO/903/2022 THE KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS.

-Versus-

M/s. G. K. SONI HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED AND ORS.

Present :

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak -And-

The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi For the Applicant : Mr. Alak Kumar Ghosh, Adv.

: Mr. Arijit Dey, Adv.

For the Respondents : Mr. J. D. Roy, Adv.

Ms. Geetika Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Jogendra Pandey, Adv.

Ms. Champa Pal, Adv.

HEARD ON : 27.02.2025, 27.03.2025 DELIVERED ON : 27.03.2025 DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. Appeal is at the behest of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and its functionaries and directed against an order dated June 21, 2022 passed in WPO/903/2022.

2. Learned advocate appearing for the appellant submits that, the premises involved in the writ petition was declared as a heritage building and was included in the list of heritage properties pending gradation. He submits that, inclusion of the premises namely, premises No.34, Kali Krishna Tagore Street, Kolkata in the list of heritage building was done in accordance with law. He contends that Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 provides mechanism for de