Form No.J(2)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present :

The Hon’ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

WPA 4703 of 2025

Somnath Das

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the petitioners : Mr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee

Mr. Badrul Karim

Ms. Suparna Dutta

For the Howrah : Mr. Sandipan Banerjee

Municipal Corporation Mr. Ankit Sureka

For the respondent nos. : Mr. Md. Manuwar Ali

1, 2 and 7.

Heard on : 02.12.2025. Judgment on : 02.12.2025

Raja Basu Chowdhury, J (Oral):

1. The present writ petition has been filed, inter alia, praying for a

direction upon the respondents to release and disburse the petitioner’s pension, gratuity and leave encashment along with

other retiral benefits in accordance with law.

2. It is the petitioner’s case that the petitioner was originally working

with Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited for the period between 10th January, 1990 to 20th May, 1997. Subsequently, in the year 1997, he tendered resignation

whereupon he was released from Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited on 28th January, 1997.

3. Pursuant to an advertisement published by Howrah Municipal Corporation inviting applications for the post of Personnel Officer a