Court No. 551 WPA 2580 of 2025 (266306)

12.12.2025 Tripti Das & Anr.

(AD 1) Vs.

Dr. Phani Bhusan Mandal & Ors.

(S. Banerjee)

CAN 1 of 2025 CAN 2 of 2025 Dr. Kunal Saha …the authorized representative of the petitioners Mr. Shibaji Kumar Dey Mr. Dipendu Sarkar Ms. Deblina De …for the respondent no. 2 Mr. Sarosij Dasgupta Mr. Avijit Dey …for the respondent no. 3 Heard Dr. Saha appearing for the petitioners.

Dr. Saha invites the attention of this Court to the judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Shalini Shyam Shetty & Anr. –Vs.- Rajendra Shankar Patil, reported at (2010) 8 SCC 329 and submits that the exceptional power of judicial intervention under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is not to be exercised just for grant of relief in individual cases but should be directed for promotion of public confidence in the administration of justice and for public interest, whereas Article 226 of the Constitution of India is meant for protection of individual grievance. It is submitted that in view of the observations of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in paragraph 49(l), (m) and (n) of the said judgment, the instant petition which has been styled as one under Article 226/227