Authority: Calcutta High Court (Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay)
Order Date: 08 July 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Applicant – Mutwalli of Aiho Wakf Estate, Shahin Chowdhury (on behalf of deceased sole petitioner Matiar Hossain Chowdhury); Respondents – Smt. Debahuti Indra, District Land & Land Reforms Officer, Malda & others.
- Contempt alleged of a coordinate bench order dated 12 June 2006 (judges P.K. Samanta and Tapen Sen, JJ) directing status‑quo on three Pattas of Aiho Wakf Estate land.
- Applicant claimed three Pattas were issued to private individuals despite the status‑quo order.
- Court noted applicant could not demonstrate the dates of issuance of the Pattas; records show land vested in State since 1960 with a Receiver.
- Due to lack of specific dates, the contempt application was considered vague and could not be entertained.
Final Outcome
- CPAN 1299 of 2024 is disposed of; liberty reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh application after ascertaining the Pattas issuance dates.
- Maintainability of any subsequent application is also reserved open to be agitated by respondents.
- No order as to costs.
- All parties directed to act on a server copy of this order downloaded from the official website of the Court.
Topics: Contempt Proceedings, Wakf Estate Land Dispute