IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

WPA 9971 of 2020 Abhoycharan Basu

-Vs-

Paschim Banga Gramin Bank & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Mohinoor Rahaman

Ms. Iqra Rahaman

Mr. Prosenjit Mukherjee Mr. Prosenjit Chongder

For the Respondent : Mr. Baidurya Ghosal

Nos. 1 to 5 Ms. Aatreyee Dutta

Mr. Saikat Mukherjee

Heard on : 07.12.2023, 22.01.2024, 07.02.2024, 04.12.2024,

22.07.2025

Judgment on : 28.08.2025

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.:-

1. The petitioner had prayed for a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing

the Respondent Bank to refund the amount of Rs 1,27,870/- (Rupees One Lakh, Twenty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy only) which was deducted by the Respondent Bank from the SB account of the petitioner

and his wife bearing No. 11210110009836.

2. The petitioner was a retired officer, Scale-1 (OJM-1), of the Paschim Banga

Gramin Bank (hereinafter referred to as ‘Respondent Bank’). On attaining

the age of 60 he retired from his service on November 30, 2014 while he was an Assistant Manager of Banamalinagar Branch, District- Howrah. He had been receiving his pension on and from April 1, 2018.

3. The Respondent Ban