Malina Mondal v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
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Nominee incorporation in service records; jurisdiction of employer to compel nomination; writ disposed of without relief. Malina Mondal v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., W.P.S.T. 68 of 2025, disposed 07.05.2025 (Madhuresh Prasad, J. and Supratim Bhattacharya, J.). Relief sought: Government direction compelling an employee (claimed by applicant as her husband) to enter her name as nominee in service records. Petitioner's counsel conceded no service-rule provision empowers such compulsion. Maintenance order in criminal revision proceedings noted; Court observed applicant would not otherwise be remediless, merits left open. No statute or precedent cited; affidavit of service taken on record. Bench: Madhuresh Prasad, Supratim Bhattacharya. Advocates: Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Rameshwar Sinha (petitioner); Tapan Kr. Mukherjee Ld. AGP, Sangeeta Roy (State); Dwijadas Chakraborty, Sk. Sujauddin (Respondent No. 5).