Smt. Kalpana Majumder v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Case at a glance
- Bench
- SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA
Outcome
Disposed of
Writ petition stands disposed of
Provisions considered
Judgment
Smt. Kalpana Majumder Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Shamik Chatterjee Mr. Amit Bikram Mahata Mr. Aditya Bikram Mahata Mr. Sahil Kabir …for the petitioner Mr. Suryaneel Das Mr. Partha Chakraborty Mr. Bhaskar Bhatrtacharyya Mr. Anirban Das …for the State …for the respondent no. 9
Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.
Petitioner is the mother of respondent no. 7 has approached this Court with the present writ petition seeking direction upon concerned police authorities to take steps which would enable the petitioner to stay at her own residence. It is submitted that petitioner is being tortured by her son and daughter-in-law being respondent nos. 7 and 8 prompting the petitioner to file complaints against them. However, it is submitted on behalf of petitioner that taking note of the complaints lodged criminal prosecutions were initiated by registering FIRs. 2
To that extent facts are disclosed on behalf of State respondents by filing a communication dated 22nd June, 2026 by Officer-in-Charge, Khardah Police Station and same is taken on record. Copies of the communication dated 22nd June, 2026 are made over to the learned advocates representing petitioner respondent no. 9.
Since a case is made out that petitioner is willing to stay at her own residence peacefully without being disturbed by her son and daughter-in-law, concerned authority Khardah Police Station is directed to provide protection to the petitioner for a period of 30 days from date within which petitioner shall be at liberty to initiate proceedings under relevant provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 before the jurisdictional authority.
Operative part
Writ petition stands disposed of.
Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Writ petition stands disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.