IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:-

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay WPA 4641 of 2015 Smt. Jharna Rani Mukherjee vs.

The State of W.B. & Ors.

Mr. Kajal Ray … for the petitioner.

Md. Mansoor Alam … for the respondent/State. Mr. Suddhadev Adak …for the respondent Nos. 2, 3 & 4.

Heard on: 15.07.2025 & 07.08.2025 Judgment on: 7th August, 2025.

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J:-

1. The petitioner retired from the post of Divisional Accountant at the West Bengal Minor Irrigation Corporation Ltd. being respondent Nos.2, 3 & 4 on 30^th June, 2014. Being aggrieved by the action of the aforesaid respondents to have withhold the payment of gratuity and leave salary of the petitioner on her retirement unreasonably, the instant writ petition had been filed.

2. Pertinently, at the relevant point of time, the petitioner was a patient suffering from carcinoma. Despite representation to the aforesaid respondents to disburse the sum towards gratuity and leave salary she was deprived of the same and was compelled to file the instant writ petition.

3. Initially vide order dated 9^th March, 2015 a co-ordinate Bench of this Court directed the respondents as afore