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Pranabesh Das v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC17 Nov 2025WPA/13848/2025

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Keywords: WPA 13848 of 2025; Pranabesh Das versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.; Director, District Distribution Procurement and Supply; Memo No.940/FMR/12A-19/2025; order dated 24.04.2025; fine/penalty assessment Rs. 16,07,145/-; original penalty Rs. 24,10,717.35/-; claimed agreement to reduce to 12 lakhs and odd; no supporting documents; order held in accordance with law; payment in three equal installments from 10.12.2025; interim order vacated; writ application disposed of; Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.; decided 17.11.2025.

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Writ application disposed of; petitioner permitted to pay the assessed fine of Rs. 16,07,145/- in three equal installments, the first by 10 December 2025 and the next two by the 10th of the following months, any fraction with the last installment; interim order, if any, vacated. ¶18

Pranabesh Das Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 24.04.2025 (Memo No.940/FMR/12A-19/2025) of the Director, District Distribution Procurement and Supply assessing a fine of Rs. 16,07,145/- on the petitioner was illegal and liable to be set aside.

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Ratio / Principle

On hearing the parties and perusing the materials on record, the court found no documents to substantiate the petitioner's case that the fine amount had been agreed in course of hearing to be reduced to 12 lakhs and odd.

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The authority concerned has considerably reduced the penalty amount (to Rs. 16,07,145/- from Rs. 24,10,717.35/-); accordingly, the order under challenge is in accordance with law.ratio¶15
The petitioner is at liberty to pay the assessed amount in three equal installments, any fraction to be paid with the last installment.ratio¶17

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Single-judge writ disposition (Shampa Dutt (Paul), J., 17.11.2025) of WPA 13848 of 2025, Pranabesh Das v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., challenging the order dated 24.04.2025 (Memo No.940/FMR/12A-19/2025) of the Director, District Distribution Procurement and Supply assessing a fine of Rs. 16,07,145/-, itself reduced from Rs. 24,10,717.35/-. The petitioner contended that in course of hearing the fine had been agreed to be reduced to 12 lakhs and odd, but the court found no documents substantiating this and held the order under challenge to be in accordance with law. The writ application was disposed of with liberty to pay the assessed amount in three equal monthly installments (first by 10.12.2025, the next two by the 10th of the following months, fraction with the last); interim order, if any, stood vacated.

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17.11.2025 Ct. No. 30 S.L. No. 7 SM

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WPA 13848 of 2025 Pranabesh Das Versus

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The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Samiran Mandal

Mr. Nitish Samanta

……for the petitioner

Ms. Sonal Sinha

Ms. Ashmita Chakraborty ……for State

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Affidavit-of-service filed be kept with the record.

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The writ application has been preferred challenging an order dated 24.04.2025 vide Memo No.940/FMR/12A-19/2025 passed by the Director, District Distribution Procurement and Supply by illegally assessing the fine of Rs. 16,07,145/-to the petitioner.

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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in course of hearing it was agreed that the fine amount will be reduced to 12 lakhs and odd, but the written order shows otherwise and being aggrieved he has preferred the writ application.

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On hearing the parties and on perusal of the materials on record, it appears that there are no documents to substantiate the said case of the petitioner.

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The order shows that the penalty amount has been reduced to Rs. 16,07,145/- from an amount of Rs. 24,10,717.35/-.

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Thus the authority concerned has considerably reduced the penalty amount. As such the order under challenge being in accordance with law.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage prays for three easy installments to pay the said amount.

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Considering the facts and circumstances, the petitioner is at liberty to pay the said amount in three equal installment. Fraction, if any, be paid with the last installment. The first installment be paid by the 10^th December, 2025. The next two installments to paid by the 10^th of the following months.

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9. Writ application stands disposed of.

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Applications, if any, connected thereto stand disposed of consequently.

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Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

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Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis upon compliance of all formalities.

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[Shampa Dutt (Paul). J]

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