Legal Challenge Rejected: Writ Petition Dismissed with Procedural Timeline for Affidavit Submission and Future Hearing

HC of Calcutta dismissed the writ petition, declining to issue interim relief. Court mandated respondents file an affidavit-in-opposition within four weeks, with petitioners permitted a two-week reply period. Final hearing scheduled for July 2024, with parties directed to prepare written argument notes.

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The court held there is "no scope of passing any interim order" and the issue in the writ petition "requires affidavit from the respondent for final adjudication." The respondents are directed to file an affidavit-in-opposition within four weeks; petitioners may file a reply within two weeks thereafter. The matter is listed for final hearing in the monthly list of July, 2024. At the hearing, parties must be ready with short written notes of arguments. The order frames the immediate procedural steps and defers substantive adjudication pending the respondent's affidavit and any petitioner reply, thereby prioritizing documentary affidavit evidence before considering interim relief.

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