Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (Appellate Side)
Order Date: 11 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners Mahadeb Singh and another (as "and anr.") filed writ petition WPA/20988/2023 against Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality and others, seeking compliance with an earlier order dated 15 February 2022 directing private respondent No. 6 to demolish an unauthorized boundary wall.
- The earlier writ petition W.P.A. 14083 of 2019 resulted in the court directing the Chairperson of the Board of Administrators of the Municipality to consider the petitioners’ representation dated 22 June 2019 and to issue a reasoned order within eight weeks.
- On 17 September 2021 the Executive Officer of the Municipality held a hearing, found that private respondent No. 6 had violated West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules – 2007, Rule 73, by constructing a wall of dimensions 12′‑8″ (length) × 6′ × 5′ (height) without permission, and issued Memo No. 4/860(3) dated 15 February 2022 ordering demolition.
- The petitioners allege that, despite the 2022 order, the wall has not been demolished.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after reviewing the petition and the 2022 order, directs the Executive Officer, Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, to ensure demolition of the wall within four weeks from the communication of this order, if demolition has not already been carried out.
- The writ petition WPA 20988/2023 is disposed of without any order as to costs; any connected applications are also disposed.
- All parties must act in accordance with the copy of this order downloaded from the official court website.
Topics: Legal Enforcement, Municipal Regulation