Form No. J.(2)

Item No. 33

AB

In the High Court at Calcutta

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy

W.P.A. 15259 of 2025

Shambhabi Banerjee

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the petitioner : Mr. Malay Bhattacharyya, Advocate

Mr. Subhrajyoti Ghosh, Advocate

Ms. S. Mondal, Advocate

For the State : Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee, Advocate

Mr. Gourav Das, Advocate

Mr. Sujoy Ash, Advocate

Heard on : November 14, 2025 Judgment on : : Nov ember 14, 2025

Aniruddha Roy, J.

This is an assigned matter.

Affidavit of service filed in Court today, is taken on record.

The writ petitioner is an Assistant Teacher under the State. The

subject matter of challenge is Memo No. 5839-F(P) dated July 9, 2012 and Corrigendum dated December 27, 2018, issued by the Secretary, Finance Department, Government of West Bengal and the Memo No. 68-

ES/Audit/12A-47/17 dated November 16, 2017, issued by the Special Secretary, School Education Department, Government of West Bengal House Rent Allowance paid to Assistant Teachers under the State is normally linked to the HRA paid to their spouses who are also employed with the State Authority. The object is to ensure that a double benefit of H