Laxmi Tunga v. Vinod Kumar IAS and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CPAN 636 of 2025 in WPA 18585 of 2021 (decision dated 07.05.2025, Court No.26): contempt application by Laxmi Tunga against Vinod Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, State of West Bengal & Ors., arising from writ WPA 18585 of 2021 (Laxmi Tunga & Ors. vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.). Disposed of as NOT MAINTAINABLE in view of the judgment and order dated May 7, 2025 in CPAN 621 of 2025 in WPA 30649 of 2016. Bench: Debangsu Basak, J. and Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J. Advocates: petitioner - Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya (Sr. Adv.), Firdous Samim, Gopa Biswas, Payel Shome, Swati Dey, Rishabh Ahmed Khan, Saikat Mallick; alleged contemnor nos.1-2 - Debanjan Mandal, Sandip Dasgupta; alleged contemnor no.3 - Saptangsu Basu (Sr. Adv.), Sutanu Kumar Patra, Supriya Dubey.
What did the court decide?
The Bench disposed of CPAN 636 of 2025 in WPA 18585 of 2021 as not maintainable, in view of its own judgment and order dated May 7, 2025 rendered in CPAN 621 of 2025 in WPA 30649 of 2016.