West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973

The West Bengal State Election Commission sought to set aside a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court order that directed acceptance of nomination papers filed electronically for the 2018 Panchayat elections. The High Court had justified its direction on the ground of ensuring free and fair elections and on a readi…

The Khargram Panchayat Samiti, empowered under section 117 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 to grant licences for cattle fairs, resolved to schedule two rival fairs on different days to prevent law‑and‑order problems. The High Court quashed this resolution, holding that the Samiti's power was limited to sanitatio…

The appellant, Tapas Kumar Das, applied for an LPG distributorship at Haripal block, was selected in a draw, and submitted land documents for a showroom. HPCL later cancelled his candidature, alleging the land was in mouza Gopinagar, not the advertised location, and invoked clause 8A(n) of the Unified Guidelines. The a…

The appellant Hotel Sea Gull obtained a Panchayat sanction to construct a five‑storey hotel and built the ground and first floors. It then erected a second floor without obtaining permission under Section 46 of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979. The planning authority issued notices …