IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Before:

The Hon’ble Justice Om Narayan Rai

WPA 14022 of 2025

Apu Sinha

-vs.-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Barun Kumar Samanta, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Ansar Mondal, Ld. AGP

Mr. Tanweek J. Mandal, Adv.

Hearing Concluded on : 16.07.2025 Judgment on : 08.08.2025

Om Narayan Rai, J.:-

1. This writ petition assails an order dated April 21, 2025 passed by the Board

of the State Transport Authority, West Bengal.

2. The facts of the case as may be culled out from the material on record are as

follows:-

a) The petitioner owns a bus. It was thus far being plied on the route

Sonakania to Karunamoyee on the strength of an Inter-Regional

State Carriage Permit issued in his favour.

b) On or about April 22, 2024, the petitioner’s vehicle was

unauthorisedly halted by the petitioner’s own staff at CBT, Esplanade. Since the halt was in violation of the permit conditions, a fine of Rs. 10,000/- was imposed on the petitioner by a challan

dated April 22, 2024.

c) Subsequently, a Memo bearing No. 443/STA/SC dated July 3, 2024 was issued by the Secretary, State Transport Authority, West Bengal whereby the petitioner was dir