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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Two-week breather for Jayanth house
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered an interim stay on the proposed demolition of an illegal four-storey building owned by Kamarhati Trinamool leader Jayanth Singh on Pratap Rudra Lane of Ariadaha. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Justice Kausik Chanda stayed the proposed demolition for two weeks until the matter came up before the regular bench of Justice Gaurang Kanth on June 23. Justice Kanth earlier ordered the demolition of the illegal building and chastised the Kamarhati Municipality for not taking action. Kamarhati Municipality served notice to Singh. Meanwhile, Prasant Singh, claiming to be a resident of the building, moved the division bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta on June 10. He submitted that the municipality didn't serve notice to him when West Bengal Municipal Act provides for prior notice and an opportunity for the owner or the person responsible to be heard before issuing a demolition order. Justice Chanda on Thursday held the regular bench would hear the main matter, and stayed the proposed razing.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Plea in HC against Jayanth house razing
1 2 Kolkata: A petitioner, claiming to be a resident of an illegal four-storey house at Ariadaha under the Kamarhati Municipality, on Tuesday challenged the demolition notice served by the civic body, as directed by the Calcutta High Court. The house in question is White House, owned by Jayanth Singh, prime suspect in a mob violence case. The petitioner, Prasant Singh, in his application before the division bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, pleaded that the Kamarhati Municipality didn't serve him a notice to vacate the building, where he was a resident. Singh's counsel said the municipality served the notice to Jayanth, mentioning June 15 as the demolition date. The counsel said Prasant was a resident of that house and the municipality didn't serve him a notice. when Sec 218 of West Bengal Municipal Act provided for a notice. HC gave a chance to Prasant for a hearing, provided he proved he was a genuine resident of the house.
