TARUN KUMAR PAL & ANR KUNAL GANGULY vs EASTERN COLAFIELDS LIMITED & ORS — WPA/1476/2015

Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: WBCHCA0063982015

Filing Number

WPA/6398/2015

Filing Date

13-Jan-2015

Registration No

WPA/1476/2015

Registration Date

13-Jan-2015

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Miscellaneous ( 16 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.TARUN KUMAR PAL & ANR KUNAL GANGULY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.EASTERN COLAFIELDS LIMITED & ORS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya BandyopadhyayView PDF

    Case Summary: WPA 1476/2015 Tarun Kumar Pal & Anr. v. Eastern Coalfields Limited & Ors. The Calcutta High Court dismissed the petitioners' writ petition seeking land acquisition and employment benefits under Eastern Coalfields Limited's Land Losers' Scheme. The court held that preliminary administrative communications expressing interest in acquiring mining-affected lands did not crystallize into a binding legal obligation to purchase, and that disputed factual questions regarding subsidence damage and discrimination were unsuitable for writ jurisdiction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 06-May-2026

    For Judgment

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  4. 05-May-2026

    For Judgment

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  5. 04-May-2026

    For Judgment

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  6. 30-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya BandyopadhyayView PDF

  7. 22-Jan-2026

    Part Heard Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  8. 21-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya BandyopadhyayView PDF

  9. 17-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya BandyopadhyayView PDF

  10. 17-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  11. 17-Dec-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  12. 16-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  13. 15-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  14. 12-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  15. 11-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  16. 10-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  17. 09-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  18. 08-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  19. 05-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  20. 04-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  21. 03-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  22. 02-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  23. 01-Dec-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  24. 28-Nov-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  25. 27-Nov-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  26. 26-Nov-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  27. 25-Nov-2025

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  30. 20-Nov-2025

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  31. 19-Nov-2025

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  33. 17-Nov-2025

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  34. 14-Nov-2025

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  35. 13-Nov-2025

    Part Heard Matters

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  36. 24-Sep-2025

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  37. 24-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  38. 11-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya BandyopadhyayView PDF

  39. 11-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  40. 10-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  41. 09-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  42. 08-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  43. 04-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

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  44. 03-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  45. 02-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  46. 01-Sep-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  47. 29-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  48. 28-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta

  49. 27-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  50. 26-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  51. 25-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

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  52. 22-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

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    Group - VI

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  54. 20-Aug-2025

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  55. 19-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

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  57. 14-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  58. 13-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

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  59. 12-Aug-2025

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  60. 11-Aug-2025

    Group - VI

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  61. 18-Jun-2025

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  62. 22-Apr-2025

    For Orders

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  63. 21-Apr-2025

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  64. 17-Apr-2025

    Group - VI

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  65. 12-Mar-2025

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  66. 12-Mar-2025

    To Be Mentioned

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

  67. 10-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Justice Ananya BandyopadhyayView PDF

  68. 09-May-2024

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  69. 30-Apr-2024

    Hon'ble Justice Rai ChattopadhyayView PDF

  70. 30-Apr-2024

    To Be Mentioned

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  71. 25-Apr-2024

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  72. 23-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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    Upon Mentioning 1

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  74. 19-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  75. 18-Apr-2024

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  76. 16-Apr-2024

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  77. 15-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  78. 12-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  79. 10-Apr-2024

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  80. 09-Apr-2024

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    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  81. 08-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  82. 05-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  83. 04-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  84. 03-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  85. 02-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  86. 01-Apr-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  87. 28-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  88. 27-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  89. 22-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  90. 21-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  91. 20-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  92. 19-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  93. 18-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  94. 15-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  95. 14-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  96. 13-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  97. 12-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  98. 11-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  99. 08-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  100. 07-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  101. 06-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  102. 05-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  103. 04-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  104. 01-Mar-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  105. 29-Feb-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  106. 28-Feb-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  107. 27-Feb-2024

    Upon Mentioning 1

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  108. 26-Feb-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  109. 13-Jan-2015

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/1476/2015

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WPA 1476/2015 Tarun Kumar Pal & Anr. v. Eastern Coalfields Limited & Ors. The Calcutta High Court dismissed the petitioners' writ petition seeking land acquisition and employment benefits under Eastern Coalfields Limited's Land Losers' Scheme. The court held that preliminary administrative communications expressing interest in acquiring mining-affected lands did not crystallize into a binding legal obligation to purchase, and that disputed factual questions regarding subsidence damage and discrimination were unsuitable for writ jurisdiction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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