✦ Sikkim High Court · 13 Aug 2024

Mr. Purna Kumar Pradhan v. Purna Kumar Pradhan Mr. Shakil Raj Karki, Government Advocate for & Ors.

C) No. 14 of 2024BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN

Case at a glance

Decided
13 Aug 2024
Bench
BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN

Judgment

1.

Mr. Purna Kumar Pradhan, S/o Late Badhri Lall Pradhan, R/o Sang Martam, District Gangtok, Sikkim-737 135.

2.

Mrs. Pushpa Kala Pradhan, Wife of Mr.Purna Kumar Pradhan, R/o Sang Martam, District Gangtok, Sikkim-737 135.

3.

Mr. Sudeep Narayan Pradhan, S/o Mr. Purna Kumar Pradhan, R/o Sang Martam, District Gangtok, Sikkim-737 135.

4.

District Collector, Office of the District Collectorate, Gangtok, Sikkim-737 101. ….. Respondents Writ Petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: Mr. Sajal Sharma, Legal Aid Counsel for the petitioner. None for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. W.P. (C) No. 14 of 2024 Radhika Pradhan vs. Purna Kumar Pradhan & Ors. 2 Mr. Shakil Raj Karki, Government Advocate for the Respondent No.4. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Hearing : : Date of Order

13.08.2024 13.08.2024 ORDER (ORAL) Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J.

1. The present writ petition filed by the petitioner against the respondents seeks the quashing of the impugned Order dated 16.03.2024 passed by the District Magistrate, Gangtok directing the petitioner to vacate the house within two months, apparently under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

2. Mr. Shakil Raj Karki, learned Government Advocate representing the District Collector-respondent no.4 submits that the respondent no 4 vide Memo No.413/DC/GTK/2024 dated 25.07.2024 signed by him on 19.07.2024 has withdrawn the impugned Order dated 16.03.2024. Without examining the merits of the reasons given in the Memo No. 413/DC/Gtk/2024 dated 25.07.2024 it is taken on record and marked ‘X’. A copy of the same has also been handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner. W.P. (C) No. 14 of 2024 Radhika Pradhan vs. Purna Kumar Pradhan & Ors. 3

3. In view of the withdrawal of the impugned Order dated

16.03.2024 nothing further remains to be agitated in the present writ petition.

4. The Writ Petition (C) No 14 of 2024 stands disposed of accordingly along with the pending interim application. ( Bhaskar Raj Pradhan ) Judge Internet :Yes/No

Questions this judgment answers

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Constitution of India — arts. 226, 227; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

Which court decided this case, and when?

Sikkim High Court, on 13 Aug 2024. The bench was BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN.

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