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Cp/Gb WPCRC 39 of 2025 in WPA 440 of 2023 Bisweswari Bhunia & Anr. v. Jaba Manna & Ors.

SHAMPA SARKAR

Case at a glance

Bench
SHAMPA SARKAR

Outcome

Disposed of

The contempt application is disposed of upon

Provisions considered

Judgment

Operative part

Mr. Rajkrishna Mondal … for the applicants. Mr. Tanmay Chowdhury Ms. Sulagna Sarmar …..for the alleged contemnor no. 1. Mr. Ashit Kr. Chakraborty Mr. Sunanda Mohan Ghosh ……for the alleged contemnor no. 1(a). The compliance report is taken on record. The panchayat authorities have unauthorized construction and they have referred the matter to the concerned Sub-Divisional Officer, in terms of Section 23(5) of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. Under such circumstances, nothing remains to be decided in the contempt application. The contempt application is disposed of upon recording of compliance. The contempt proceedings are dropped. The Rule is discharged. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)

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What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: The contempt application is disposed of upon

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 — s. 23(5).

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