14-01-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.28 Subrata Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Bhattacharyya Appellate Side AR(C)

WPA No.10114 of 2023 Bijan Kundu -vas-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Firdous Samim Ms. Gopa Biswas Mr. Hasanuz Zaman Molla Ms. Salini Bhattacharya …for the petitioner Mr. Supriyo Chattopadhyay, AGP Mr. Manoj Kumar Mondal Ms. Sayantani Bhattariya …for the State

1. None appears for the school authority.

2. The petitioner is a retired clerk of a school. He has not received his terminal dues after his retirement on January 31, 2023.

3. From the instructions available on record forwarded by the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Murshidabad dated May 15, 2023, it appears that there is certain allegation of doubtful expenditure from the school fund where the involvement of the petitioner may be found.

4. Fact remains that apart from lodging the general diary before the police, the school did not take any steps to either lodge a complaint against the petitioner before any authority or take any steps for initiating disciplinary proceeding against him.

5. Nearly three years have elapsed after the staff retired from service. The school has not prepared the pension fi