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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 9865

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
, CJ, MR. K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. – Appellant
Versus
AMAL CHANDRA DAS – Respondent
SLP(C) NOS. 17751-17755/2024|WPO No. 60/2011|WPA No. 8844/2020|WPO No. 1160/2013|WPO No. 578/2012|WPA No. 22145/2010

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Sarim Naved, Mr. Saurabh Sagar, Mr. Mohammad Naouman, Ms. Sugandha Anand, Mr. Arun Kumar Maji, Mr. Jeevan Kumar, Mr. Shashank Tripathi, Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Mr. Kunal Chatterji, Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Mr. Rohit Bansal, Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Mr. M.r. Shamshad, Mr. Aditya Samaddar, Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Mr. Saiful Haque, Mr. Nadeem Admed, Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, Ms. Zeb, Mr. Shashank Singh, Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Mr. Sridhar Pota Raju, Mr. Kabir Shankar Bose, Mr. Amit Mishra, Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Mr. Abhijeet, Mr. Aditya Deshwal, Mr. Ayush, Mr. Kandarp Raj Dipankar, Mr. Shekhar Kumar, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Mr. Kunal Vajani, Mr. Kunal Mimani, Mr. Prashant Alai, Ms. Mahima Cholera, Mr. Abhinav Rana, Mr. Shaurya Dasgupta
For the Respondents: Mr. Vishal Arun Mishra, Ms. Rupali Panwar, Mr. Shubham Gupta, Mr. Avinash Kumar Singh, Mr. Yash Sharma, Ms. Astha Sharma, Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Mr. Kunal Vajani, Mr. Kunal Mimani, Mr. Prashant Alai, Ms. Mahima Cholera, Mr. Abhinav Rana, Mr. Shaurya Dasgupta, Mr. Guru Krishan Kumar, Mr. Vinay Navre, Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Mr. Santosh Kumar, Mr. Kabir Bose, Mr. Bhaskar Gowthan Tadimalla, Mr. Praneet Pranav, Mr. Amit Mishra, Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Mr. Rahul Tanwani, Mr. Subodh Patil, Mr. Alabhya Dhamija, Mr. Aniruddh Sharma, Mr. Abhijeet Upadhyay, Mr. Vikash Chandra Shukla, Mr. Gautam Singh, Ms. Aditi Tripathi, Ms. Sindoora Vnl, Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Shubhendu Anand, Aastha Singh, Mr. B.venkatraman, Raman Yadav, Aman Mehta, Dr. N. Visakamurthy, Ms. Isha Aggarwal, Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, Mr. Shadan Farasat, Ms. Sanchita Ain, Mr. Kaustabh Chaturvedi, Mr. Harshit Anand, Mr. Tejaswi Kumar Pradhan, Mr. Motahar Hossain, Ms. Sarifa Chowdhury, Mr. Manoranjan Paikaray

The judgment clarifies procedural guidelines and review standards for judicial appeals in administrative law contexts.

Headnote:The court examined the petitioners' appeal pursuant to several specific leave requests arising from various WPO and WPA cases. The findings addressed the legality of prior decisions rendered by the High Court. Critical issues framed pertained to judicial interpretations impacting administrative actions. Ultimately, the order directed the matters be listed for further hearing.

JUDGMENT

Date : 14-10-2025 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN For Petitioner(s) :

Mr. Sarim Naved, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Sagar, Adv.

Mr. Mohammad Naouman, Adv.

Ms. Sugandha Anand, AOR Mr. Arun Kumar Maji, Adv.

Mr. Jeevan Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Shashank Tripathi, AOR Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv.

Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.

Mr. M.r. Shamshad, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Aditya Samaddar, AOR Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Adv.

Mr. Saiful Haque, Adv. Mr. Nadeem Admed, Adv.

Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Adv.

Ms. Zeb, Adv.

Mr. Shashank Singh, AOR Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sridhar Pota Raju, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Kabir Shankar Bose, Adv.

Mr. Amit Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Adv.

Mr. Abhijeet, Adv.

Mr. Aditya Deshwal, Adv.

Mr. Ayush, Adv.

Mr. Kandarp Raj Dipankar, Adv.

Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Vajani, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR Mr. Prashant Alai, Adv.

Ms. Mahima Cholera, Adv.

Mr. Abhinav Rana, Adv.

Mr. Shaurya Dasgupta, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :

Mr. Vishal Arun Mishra, AOR Ms. Rupali Panwar, Adv. Mr. Shubham Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Avinash Kumar Singh, Adv.

Mr. Yash Sharma, Adv. Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Vajani, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR Mr. Prashant Alai, Adv.

Ms. Mahima Cholera, Adv.

Mr. Abhinav Rana, Adv.

Mr. Shaurya Dasgupta, Adv.

Mr. Guru Krishan Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Vinay Navre, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Kabir Bose, Adv.

Mr. Bhaskar Gowthan Tadimalla, Adv.

Mr. Praneet Pranav, Adv.

Mr. Bhaskar Gowtham Tadimalla, Adv.

Mr. Amit Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Tadimalla Bhaskar Gowtham, Adv.

Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Adv.

Mr. Rahul Tanwani, Adv.

Mr. Subodh Patil, Adv.

Mr. Alabhya Dhamija, Adv. Mr. Aniruddh Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Abhijeet Upadhyay, Adv.

Mr. Vikash Chandra Shukla, AOR Mr. Anirudh Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Gautam Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ashwin K, Adv.

Ms. Aditi Tripathi, Adv.

Ms. Sindoora Vnl, Adv.

Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv.

Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, A.S.G.

Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv.

Shubhendu Anand, Adv.

Aastha Singh, Adv.

Mr. B.venkatraman, Adv.

Raman Yadav, Adv.

Aman Mehta, Adv.

Dr. N. Visakamurthy, AOR Ms. Isha Aggarwal , AOR Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AOR Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Sanchita Ain, AOR Mr. Kaustabh Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv.

Mr. Tejaswi Kumar Pradhan, AOR Mr. Motahar Hossain, Adv.

Ms. Sarifa Chowdhury, Adv.

Mr. Manoranjan Paikaray, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following

O R D E R

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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 9865

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, CJ, MR. K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JTHE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. – AppellantVersusAMAL CHANDRA DAS – RespondentSLP(C) NOS. 17751-17755/2024|WPO No. 60/2011|WPA No. 8844/2020|WPO No. 1160/2013|WPO No. 578/2012|WPA No. 22145/2010

The judgment clarifies procedural guidelines and review standards for judicial appeals in administrative law contexts.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
, CJ, MR. K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. – Appellant
Versus
AMAL CHANDRA DAS – Respondent
SLP(C) NOS. 17751-17755/2024|WPO No. 60/2011|WPA No. 8844/2020|WPO No. 1160/2013|WPO No. 578/2012|WPA No. 22145/2010