IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

Appellate Side

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta

WPA 11008 of 2024

Narayan Chandra Maiti

Versus

Union of India and Others

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ramdulal Manna, Adv.

Mrs. Manju Manna (Dey), Adv.

Mr. Sanyasachi Mondal, Adv.

Mr. Sayan Mukherjee, Adv.

Ms. Payel Khanra, Adv.

For the UOI : Mr. Sukumar Bhattacharyya, Adv.

Mr. Pradyut Saha, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, Adv.

Ms. Amrita Panja Moulick, Adv.

Heard on : 06.08.2025 Judgment on : 27.08.2025

Ajay Kumar Gupta, J:

1. The writ petitioner has challenged the order dated 20th March, 2024 passed by the O.S.D. and Ex-Officio Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal in pursuant to Co-ordinate Bench’s Order dated 08.03.2024 in WPCRC 24 of 2024 in WPA No. 15216 of 2023. By the said impugned order, Government of West Bengal rejected the eligibility of the petitioner in Swatantrata Sainik Samma Pension as the original records are not available with the State Government and there is no scope to rescind the earlier decision of the Government of West Bengal.

2. The operative portion of the said impugned order is set out herein below in verbatim: -

“No material fa