Authority: Calcutta High Court (Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya)
Order Date: 19 June 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: M/s. Vijal Shree Private Limited & Ors.; Respondents: Union of India & Anr., represented by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (Port Trust Authority).
- The dispute arose from the Port Trust Authority placing a pad lock on the main entrance gate of the petitioners' jute mill, which the petitioners alleged was an unlawful restriction of their business operations.
- Petitioners filed a writ petition (WPA 13489 of 2026) seeking relief against the pad lock.
- The petitioners were allowed to file a supplementary affidavit, which was taken on record and a copy served on Mr. Subhankar Nag, counsel for the Port Trust Authority.
- Counsel for the Port Trust raised an objection regarding the maintainability of the writ petition.
- After hearing arguments, counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Biswarup Bhattacharya, requested leave to withdraw the writ petition, seeking liberty to approach the appropriate forum for relief.
- The Court accepted the withdrawal request, dismissing the writ petition as withdrawn, and granted the petitioners liberty to approach the proper forum.
- The Court did not adjudicate the maintainability issue and expressed hope that the appropriate forum would decide the matter expeditiously and in accordance with law.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn; the petitioners are free to pursue their grievance before the competent forum, and no decision on maintainability was rendered.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Port Operations