Calcutta High Court says person has right to enjoy property lawfully, junks ‘mechanical’ survey of disputed plot

Calcutta High Court News: The Calcutta High Court recently observed that a person has the right to use and enjoy property lawfully occupied by him without interference by others stating that right to property is a Constitutional right and ordered fresh investigation in a dispute.

Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury allowed a petition opposing a survey report of a disputed property filed by the claimants in Purba Bardhman district.

“Right to property although not a fundamental right, is a constitutional right. A person has the right to use and enjoy property lawfully occupied by him without interference by others,” the court on January 15 said.

Vineet Upadhyay is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express Read More