KMC Must Hear Unauthorized Build Claim

Authority: AD -10 Court (Kolkata)

Order Date: 25 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Md. Azizul Haque vs Kolkata Municipal Corporation and others (WPA 27490 of 2025).
• Allegation: Unauthorized construction at Premises No. 61B, Dr. Biresh Guha Street, Beniapukur, Ward 64, Borough VII.
• Petition filed on 19 November 2025 (Annexure P‑1). Service affidavit filed; private respondents did not appear; KMC counsel present.
• The court heard counsel for both sides.

Final Outcome

• The court directs Respondent No. 4, Executive Engineer, Building, Borough VII of KMC, to consider and dispose of the writ petition, granting a hearing to the petitioner, private respondents and all concerned within eight weeks from the communication of this order.
• The Executive Engineer must communicate a reasoned order within two weeks after the hearing concludes.
• No order as to costs.
• Urgent certified copies of the order may be supplied upon compliance with formalities.

Topics: Unauthorized Construction; Municipal Governance