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2025 FMA 178 of 2024 IA No. CAN 2 of 2023 Ct. No. 08 Ab Abdul Zabbar and others Vs.

State of West Bengal and others ---------------

Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Mf. Prahlad Chandra Ghosh, Mr. Subir Hazra.

… for the appellants.

Ms. Mousumi Chaudhury, Mr. Supriya Majumder.

… for the State.

Mr. Avishek Prasad.

Mr. Sourodeep Singha. … for the DPSC, Malda.

The solitary grievance raised in the writ petition by the writ petitioners/appellants is denial of the retiral and/or pensionary benefits solely on the ground of having not rendered qualifying period of service. The Writ Court after recording the facts arrived at the decision that since the writ petitioners/appellants have not rendered services, which would come within the ambit of the qualifying services for the purpose of such benefits, the relief claimed in the writ petition cannot be granted.

Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the appellants, submits that the Co-ordinate Bench in case of The State of West Bengal and others vs. Kartick Chandra Das and others (FMA 677 of 2015) decided on 18^th February 2020 wherein the considerable shortfall in qualifying period of service was directed t