Peanuts Retail Writ Dismissed by Calcutta HC

Authority: Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri

Order Date: 11 September 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Peanuts Retail Private Limited & Ors. (petitioner) vs. Siliguri Municipal Corporation & Ors. (respondent).
• Petition: W.P.A. 756 of 2026 (and connected interlocutory application) seeking relief against the municipal corporation.
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Arindam Banerjee, Ms. Pritha Basu, Ms. Nairanjana Ghosh, Ms. Angana Rakshit, Ms. Avisikta Das, Ms. Sudipa Ghosh.
• Counsel for respondent: Mr. Pradip Chatterjee.
• The petition became infructuous due to subsequent events occurring during its pendency.
• The court directed the municipal corporation to consider the application in accordance with law, leaving all substantive questions on the merits open for the municipal authorities.

Final Outcome

• The writ petition (WPA 756 of 2026) and the connected interlocutory application were dismissed.
• No substantive merits were adjudicated; the matter is left for municipal authorities to resolve per applicable law.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Municipal Authority