29.07.2025 Item No.01 Court No.11 KCP MAT 665 of 2025 with IA No.CAN 1 of 2025 with IA No.CAN 2 of 2025 The State of West Bengal & Ors.

- Versus -

Bansi Badan Kole & Anr.

Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, Ld. AGP.

Ms. Parna Roy Choudhury.

…for the Appellants Mr. (Dr.) Debabrata Karan, Ms. Sabita Khutia (Bhunya), Ms. Ria Bhunya.

….for the Respondent No.1/

Writ Petitioner The present appeal has been preferred by the State and its functionaries challenging an order dated 5th August, 2024 passed by the learned Judge in the writ petition being WPA 10763 of 2023.

As we have invited the learned advocates to advance their arguments on the merits of the matter, the delay in preferring in the present appeal is condoned and the application for condonation of delay being CAN 1 of

2025 is disposed of.

Records reveal that the writ petition, being WPA

10763 of 2023 was preferred by the writ petitioner/respondent no.1 herein, namely, Bansi Badan Kole (in short, Bansi) challenging inter alia an order dated 18^th April, 2012 passed by the Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Government of West Bengal refusing to condone the deficiency in qualifying service of Bansi and denying him pension on a purporte