Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Order Date: 10 July 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Bartaman Magazines Private Limited and others (Petitioner) vs. State of West Bengal and others (Respondents).
- Nature: Writ Petition Original Side (WPO/321/2026) challenging eviction orders issued by the Respondents.
- Key dates: Respondents issued impugned eviction orders on 7 July 2026 directing the petitioner to vacate the unit within five days, with the deadline falling on 12 July 2026 (Sunday).
- Counsel actions: Petitioner's counsel (Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv., and others) served a copy of the writ application to the respondents' counsel; respondents' counsel sought time to take instructions.
- Court observation: The Court found that the matter is more appropriate for the Appellate Side rather than the Original Side.
Final Outcome
- The Court orders transfer of WPO/321/2026 to the Appellate Side, directing the Department to assign an Appellate Side case number.
- The petitioner is directed to correct the cause title accordingly.
- Respondents are prohibited from taking any coercive action against the petitioner for eviction until the next hearing.
- The matter is listed as an "Urgent Motion" to be heard on 17 July 2026, within the first ten matters of the Appellate Side docket.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Eviction Order, Court Transfer