IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present :-

The Hon’ble Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul

And

The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Sen

WPCT 193 of 2025

General Manager, State Bank of India and another

-Vs-

Smt. Sabita Dutta and others

For the petitioner/Bank : Mr. Debashis Saha

Mr. Avirup Roy Sanyal

Ms. Sucheta Pal

For the respondent no.1 : Mr. Arun Kr. Paul

Ms. Shikha P. Choudhury

Heard on : 07.01.2026 Judgment on : 07.01.2026

SUJOY PAUL, A.C.J. : –

1. This petitioner filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India

takes exception to the order of Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench (Tribunal) dated 22.04.2025 passed in O.A.350/1161/2020 whereby the Original Application (O.A.) filed by respondent/applicant

was allowed and the recovery imposed by the Bank has been set aside.

2. Draped in brevity, the relevant facts are that the respondent no.1 is

widow of Late Balai Krishna Dutta who served as Ex-Clerk in East Frontier Railway, Katihar. The widow was getting family pension after

the demise of her husband.

3. Pension disbursing authority was the State Bank of India/present petitioner. The State Bank of India passed the order dated 31.12.2019 and i