Overview
- The High Court on Wednesday directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to submit a detailed documentary report within seven days and to send fresh, clearer notices by speed post identifying the exact portions alleged to be unauthorised.
- The vacation bench of Justice Smita Das De found the earlier showcause notices insufficiently specific and said new notices must specify locations and the extent of any deviation so owners can respond.
- Amit and Lata Banerjee have filed a petition seeking to quash the notice for their home at 29‑C Harish Chatterjee Street, saying the house was built lawfully, while Leaps & Bounds has sought extra time and said it will supply the requested documents.
- KMC issued multiple notices in May to properties linked to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, with media reports putting the total at as many as 17 and coverage noting inconsistent citation of either Section 400(1) or Section 401 of the KMC Act.
- The court gave owners fixed deadlines to reply (two to three weeks) and listed a further hearing in about four weeks, a sequence that pauses immediate municipal enforcement and shifts the dispute into structured judicial scrutiny.