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

The Hon’ble Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya WPA 15687 of 2025 Champabati Bera & Ors.

VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Uttam Kumar Bhattacharyya ….. advocate For the State : Mr. Wasim Ahmed Mr. Khairul Alam …. advocates Reserved on : 09.03.2026 Judgment on : 06.05.2026 Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.:-

1. Petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondent authorities to initiate an acquisition proceeding afresh in terms of the order of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Paschim Medinipur, dated May 18, 2018 under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter “the Act”), and to set aside the Memo dated March 18, 2020 issued by the Superintendent Engineer State Highway Planning Circle, Public Works (Roads Directorate), Government of West Bengal.

2. Petitioner claims to be the recorded owner of RS plot no. 558 corresponding to LR Plot no. 558 within Mouza Bural, JL No. 388 under Police Station Sabong in the District of Paschim Medinipur. Several plots of land including the aforesaid plots of the pet