AGM v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
The writ petition stands disposed of
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 226
Judgment
Mr. Sourojit Dasgupta. Mr. Aasish Choudhury. …for the petitioners. Ms. Shivanisi Jndoria. Mr. Sk. Md. Galib. Ms. Sujata Mukherjee. … For the State.
The petitioner seeks remedy under the West Bengal Land & Land Reforms Act, 1955. The said Act being a specific Act, the writ petition in respect of the same will not be maintainable before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India at the first instance.
It will be open for the petitioners to approach the competent forum for remedy.
Operative part
The writ petition stands disposed of.
Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities. [Amrita Sinha, J] 2
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: The writ petition stands disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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