The petition, filed by an NGO People United for Better Living in Calcutta (PUBLIC), alleged that the proposed road would be constructed encroaching the wetland and the East Kolkata Wetland Management Authority (EKWMA) did not approve the project.

According to the legal provision of EKWMA no construction is allowed on the wetland, the petition said. PUBLIC sought an order staying the construction work of the proposed road. Bonani Kakkar, president of the NGO and also a member of the EKWMA said that the proposed road is being constructed jointly by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Kolkata Metropolitan Development. The civic bodies should first get their project sanctioned by the EKWMA before starting construction, said Kakkar.