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2025 Supreme(Online)(Cal) 2906

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Jay Sengupta, J
Chitra Bandyopadhyay – Appellant
Versus
The State of West Bengal – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Ms. Debjani Sengupta, Ms. Koyel Bag
For the Respondents: Ms. Jhuma Chakraborty, Ms. Munmun Tewary

Table of Content
1. petitioner claims entitlement to resumed hra payments. (Para 1 , 3 , 5)
2. state contests validity pending appeal. (Para 4)
3. court aligns with past rulings on hra. (Para 6)
4. court grants hra payment direction. (Para 7)
5. order for release of hra with terms (Para 8)
6. writ petition disposed, payment subject to pending appeal. (Para 9)
7. final dispositional order by court (Para 10)

Heard on : 08.07.2025 Judgment on : 08.07.2025 JAY SENGUPTA, J:

1. This is an application, inter alia, praying for release of House Rent Allowance, current and arrears, in favour of the petitioner.

2. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows.

The petitioner is an approved Headmistress at Talpukur Girls’ High School (H.S.). The husband of the petitioner being an employee of a private company is receiving House Rent Allowance (HRA) as a separate engagement. The District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, relying on the Memorandum of the Finance Department (Audit Branch), Government of West Bengal bearing No.5839-F(P) dated July, 09, 2012 and the Corrigendum Me

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