Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 33190/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 14-08-2026 in APOT No. 114/2026 passed by the High Court at Calcutta.
  • Parties: Petitioner – Primelink Tradecom LLP & Anr.; Respondent – Bhagwatdas Jaiswal & Ors.
  • Hearing Date: 22-09-2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih.
  • Counsel for Petitioners: Sr. Adv. Siddharth Bhatnagar, Adv. Rakesh Sinha, Adv. Kallol Saha, Adv. Soumya Dutta, AOR Adv. Aditya Sidhra, Adv. Ananya Nair, Adv. Indrani Dey.
  • Counel for Respondents: Sr. Adv. Dhruv Mehta, Dr. Ravindra Chingale, Adv. Kartikeya Sharma, Adv. Sumbul Ausaf, Adv. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Adv. R. Shivramakrishna, AOR Adv. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale.

Observations & Directions

1. Petitioners are directed to approach the competent authority of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), including the concerned Appellate Tribunal, by filing a fresh application for enlistment and change of user/conversion.

2. If the issue of change of user/conversion is already pending before the KMC Appellate Tribunal, the Tribunal shall consider and dispose of it in accordance with law.

3. The competent authorities or the appellate authority/tribunal shall decide the proceedings within two months from the date of this order, without being influenced by any observations made in the impugned order.

4. Any pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

Final Outcome

  • The petition is disposed of; petitioners must seek fresh enlistment and user‑conversion approval from KMC, and the relevant authorities are mandated to resolve the matter within two months, with all pending applications deemed disposed.

Topics: Municipal Regulation, Legal Procedure