IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present :- Hon’ble Justice Amrita Sinha

WPA 19718 of 2025

Sourav Saha

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the writ petitioner :- Mr. Goutam Kumar Basak, Adv.

Mr. Bipin Ghosh, Adv.

For the State :- Mr. Gourav Das, Adv.

Mr. Santanu Chatterjee, Adv.

Heard on :- 06.11.2025 Judgment on :- 06.11.2025

Amrita Sinha, J.:-

1. The petitioner seeks compassionate appointment.

2. It appears that the father of the petitioner who was serving as an

assistant teacher died-in-harness on 29^th February, 2008. The widow of

the deceased teacher is already receiving pension.

3. The son of the teacher was a minor when his father expired. After

attaining majority, he filed an application seeking compassionate appointment which stood rejected by the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, South 24 Parganas on 3^rd April, 2014.

Challenging the same, the instant writ petition has been filed on 22^nd August, 2025.

4. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the application of the petitioner was not considered in accordance with law. The Government Order which was relied upon for rejecting the case of the petitioner was not in existe