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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Rishad Medora SD WPA 31480 of 2026 Ruma Chatterjee & Ors.

VS State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the petitioners : Mr. Jayanta Samanta, Mrs. Karunamoyee Samanta, Mr. Debendra Ghosal, Mrs. Satabdi hattacharya, Mr. Tapan Ghosal, Ms. Diya Ghosal, Mr. Sourav Mitra, Mr. A. Mondal, Mr. Gourav Singha, Mr. Raja Paswan For the State : Mr. D.N.Roy,Ld.G.P.

Mr. Madhu Jana, Ld. J.G.P., Mr. Avik Biswas Ms. Manisha Paswan, Mr. Dibashis Basu, Ms. Sneha Dutta, Mr. Purnendu das

For the Respondent No. 22 : Ms. Tanushreee Chakraborty,

Ms. Riddhi Naskar

Heard on : 30^th October, 2026

Judgment on : : 30^th October, 2026

Rishad Medora, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition praying for, inter alia, a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to immediately and strictly implement an order dated October 6, 2026 passed by the learned 3^rd Civil Judge (Senior Division), Howrah in Title Suit No. 27 of 2026.

2. Learned advocate representing the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner and the respondent nos. 5 to 32 are co-owners of a plot of land in Howrah.

3. He further submits that the respondent no. 29 has unilaterally authorised the respondent no. 33 to develop and construct a building on the said plot of land.

4. Subsequently, upon getting knowledge of the foregoing, the petitioners filed a partition suit before the learned 3^rd Civil Judge (Senior Division), Howrah seeking partition of the said plot of land.

5. In such suit, by an order dated January 28, 2026, the learned 3^rd Civil Judge (Senior Division), Howrah was pleased to direct the parties to the said suit to maintain an order of status quo with respect to the nature, character and possession of the suit property.

6. It is further submitted that such interim order is subsisting as on date.

7. Learned advocate representing the petitioners also submits that subsequently, the respondent no. 33 was added as a party to the said partition suit.

8. It is the case of the petitioners that despite the subsistence of the aforesaid ad interim order of status quo, construction work is still taking place on the said plot of land.

9. In support of such submission, he brings to the notice of this Court a report dated September 30,2026 filed by a commissioner before the said Trial Court.

10. In such circumstances, the plaintiffs in the aforesaid suit were constrained to file an application before the learned Trial Court under Section

151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

11. The said petition was disposed of by an order dated October 6, 2026 by directing the Officer-in-Charge of Sankrail Police Station, Howrah to ensure that the status quo order which had been passed by the said Court on January 28, 2026 and operative as on such date is properly implemented in accordance with law at the suit locale in terms of its true spirit and purport by both parties and violated by none.

12. It is further submitted that this order was brought to the knowledge of the Officer-in-Charge of Sankrail Police Station, Howrah by the petitioners as well as by their learned advocates.

13. Despite the same, the learned advocate representing the petitioners submits that construction work is still going on over the said plot of land and the Sankrail Police Station, Howrah is taking no action whatsoever.

14. In such circumstances, the petitioners have been compelled to file the present writ petition and, accordingly, pray for appropriate orders.

15. Learned advocate representing the State has handed over an inquiry report dated October 28, 2026 prepared by the Inspector-in-Charge of Sankrail Police Station, Howrah. The same is taken on record.

16. A copy of the same has been served on the learned advocate representing the petitioners.

17. Learned advocate representing the State submits that the Sankrail Police Station, Howrah is duly abiding by the order dated October 6, 2026 passed