Authority: High Court at Calcutta
Order Date: 15 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petition filed by JCS Impex Private Limited (petitioner) against the State of West Bengal and respondents 5‑8, seeking removal or alteration of a Durga Puja pandal erected by respondents 6‑8 that blocks a 30‑ft wide road adjacent to the petitioner’s premises at Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port, Kolkata.
- Respondents 6‑8 did not appear despite police notices dated 14 October 2026. Respondent 5 (Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port) is the landowner of the site.
- The State argued that the puja has been organized for several years and removal would inconvenience organizers.
- Petitioner argued that the pandal blocks vehicle ingress/egress, whereas earlier years the road was unobstructed.
Final Outcome
- The Court directs police to ensure dismantling of the pandal within three days after the conclusion of Durga Puja and to keep vigil to prevent incidents while the petitioner’s vehicles use the 30‑ft road.
- The order is limited to the present facts, does not create precedent, and future pandals must obtain permission from the landowner (respondent 5) for any erection that blocks the road.
- Inspector‑in‑Charge, Shibpur Police Station, to communicate the order to respondents 6‑8 on the same day; petitioner’s counsel to convey the gist to private respondents.
- The writ petition is disposed of; parties to act on the server copy of the order downloaded from the Court website.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Urban Infrastructure