Sourav Sinha Roy v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner, a retired Principal seeking unpaid pension and gratuity, filed a writ petition. The Court observed that the issues were related to a pending Public Interest Litigation involving financial defalcation. It declined to entertain the plea to prevent the petitioner from approaching the Division Bench handling the PIL. The writ petition was dismissed without prejudice.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed; the dismissal does not bar the petitioner from approaching the Division Bench handling the connected PIL.