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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

W.P.A. No. 16665 of 2025

Utpal Sen

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sourav Mitra,

Ms. Pritikana Gantait,

Adv. Sudipta Maiti …for the Petitioner.

Mr. Amita Ghosh,

Ms. Aniruddha Sen

…for the State.

1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks for

cancellation and/or withdrawal of Memo No.763/P dated 22^nd August, 2024 (Annexure P-9 to the application) whereby the prayer of the petitioner for grant of family pension was rejected by the respondent No.4, District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Paschim

Medinipur.

2. The petitioner contends that he is a handicapped son

of late Tulsi Charan Sen, ex-Assistant Teacher of Basudevpur Primary School under District Primary School Council, Paschim Medinipur. The father of the petitioner died-in-harness on 24^th February, 1963. The mother of the petitioner was granted family pension. The petitioner’s mother died on 12^th April, 2013. Upon

demise of his mother the petitioner being handicapped son of the ex-employee applied before the District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Paschim Medinipur for grant of family pension. Since the prayer of the