IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present :-

The Hon’ble The Acting Chief Justice SUJOY PAUL

&

The Hon’ble Justice PARTHA SARATHI SEN

WP.CT 36 OF 2025

The Union of India & Ors.

-Vs-

Mita Saha Karmakar

For the Petitioners: Mr. D.N. Ray, Sr. Adv.,

Ms. Moumita Mondal, Adv.

For the Respondent: Mr. Asim Kr. Niyogi, Adv.,

Mr. Vaskar Pal, Adv.

Hearing concluded on: 04.12.2025 Judgment on: 09.12.2025

PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J. : –

1. In this writ petition as filed under article 226/227 of the Constitution of India the judgement and order dated 09.10.2024 as passed in O.A./350/01165/2022 by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench, Kolkata (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said tribunal’ in short) is

assailed.

2. By the impugned order, the said tribunal set aside the reasoned order dated 25.06.2022 as passed by the writ petitioner no. 3 herein and directed

the writ petitioner no.2 herein to grant family pension to the original applicant who is the respondent before us.

3. The Union of India and its instrumentalities who are the respondents in the original application before the said tribunal felt aggrieved and filed the instant read petition.

4. At the time of he