S/L 26

24.02.2026 Court No.04 B.K.N W.P.S.T. 166 of 2023 Kartic Alias Kartick Biswas Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Uttiya Ray, Mr. Ashutosh Pal, Mr. Atish Santra … for the Petitioner.

Mr. Tapan Kumar Mukherjee, Ld. AGP, Ms. Sangeeta Roy … for the State.

1. Heard learned advocate for the petitioner and the learned advocate for the State.

2. The present petitioner made a claim for appointment on compassionate ground in view of demise of his father in harness. His claim was rejected on 03.05.2018 by an order issued by the Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal in the Public Works Department. The reason assigned for rejection of the claim was that the petitioner’s father was not brought in the regular establishment.

3. The order of the Joint Secretary dated 03.05.2018 was assailed by the writ petitioner before the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (SAT) in O.A. No. 40 of 2019. The Tribunal set aside the order of the Joint Secretary dated 03.05.2018 and remitted the matter to authority to reconsider by a reasoned and speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the writ petitioner and on going through the records, considering the law laid down in the judgm