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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent no.6 (Block Development Officer, Suri-I Development Block & Executive Officer, Suri-I Panchayat Samity) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 10 January 2024 upon notice and hearing, in accordance with law, by a reasoned order within four weeks of communication of this order; the reasoned order to be communicated to the petitioner within one week of its passing; petitioner's advocate directed to communicate the order to respondent no.6; interim order, if any, vacated; connected applications disposed of; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent nos.2 to 6 should forthwith release the due arrear salary of the petitioner. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition W.P.A. 7707 of 2024 is disposed of by directing respondent no.6, the Block Development Officer, Suri-I Development Block & Executive Officer, Suri-I Panchayat Samity, to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 10 January 2024.

Key takeaways

Respondent no.6 is to consider and dispose of the representation upon notice and hearing of the parties, in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned order within four weeks from the date of communication of this order.ratio¶20
The reasoned order shall be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of its passing.ratio¶22
This Court expressly has not gone into the merits of the writ petition; the disposal is confined to relegating consideration of the representation to respondent no.6.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.A. 7707 of 2024 (High Court at Calcutta, Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction, Appellate Side), decided on 25.08.2025 — Bivas Pattanayak, J. Petitioner Indranil Bose, appointed technical staff by resolution of the Suri-I, Panchayat Samity Suri, Birbhum dated 16 August 2017 at Rs.15,000/- per month (increased to Rs.20,000/- per month in 2019 with provisional tax deduction of Rs.113/- per month), sought direction to respondent nos.2 to 6 for forthwith release of arrear salary of Rs.4,38,000/- due from January 2021 to November 2023; his representation to respondent no.6 (Block Development Officer, Suri-I Development Block) dated 10 January 2024 had gone unactioned. Counsel for the petitioner (Bibek Jyoti Basu) sought relegation of the matter to respondent no.6 to consider the representation within a stipulated period; the Additional Advocate General (Amal Kr. Sen) for the State left the matter to the Court's discretion. The Court disposed of the petition, directing respondent no.6 to consider and dispose of the representation dated 10 January 2024 upon notice and hearing, in accordance with law, by a reasoned order within four weeks of communication of the order, the reasoned order to reach the petitioner within one week of its passing; petitioner's counsel to communicate the order to respondent no.6. The Court expressly did not enter into the merits; allegations deemed not admitted (no affidavits called for); interim order, if any, vacated; connected applications disposed of; no order as to costs.

25.08.2025 Item No.46 Ct. No.42 ss

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE

W.P.A. 7707 of 2024

Indranil Bose

-Vs-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Bibek Jyoti Basu Mr. Uttam Kuamr De

Mr. Debjyoti Kar

… for the petitioner

Mr. Amal Kr. Sen, Ld. AAG Mr. Lal Mohan Basu … for the State

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

By the present writ petition the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent nos.2 to 6 to forthwith release of due arrear salary to the petitioner.

The petitioner contends that by resolution of the Suri-I, Panchayat Samity Suri, Birbhum dated 16^th Augtust, 2017 the petitioner was appointed as a technical staff with salary of Rs.15,000/- per month. In the year 2019, the salary of the petitioner was increased to Rs.20,000/- per month with deduction of provisional tax of Rs.113/- per month. From January, 2021 the petitioner’s salary remained unpaid. The petitioner has rendered service till November, 2023. There is a due of

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Rs.4,38,000/- payable to the petitioner from January, 2021 to November, 2023. The petitioner made representation before the respondent no.6, the Block Development Officer, Suri-I Development Block. However, till date such dues remain unpaid. Hence, this writ petition.

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Mr. Bibek Jyoti Basu, learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the matter be relegated to the respondent no.6, the Block Development Officer, Suri-I, Development Block & Executive Officer, Suri-I Panchayat Samity, Kalipur, Birbhum 5 to consider the representation of the petitioner within a stipulated period.

Mr. Amal Kr. Sen, leaned Additional Advocate General, appearing on behalf of the State leaves the matter to the discretion of this Court.

Upon hearing the petitioner and the learned Advocate for the State the writ petition being WPA 7707 of 2024 is disposed of directing the respondent no.6, the Block Development Officer, Suri-I Development Block & Executive Officer, Suri-

I Panchayat Samity to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 10^th January, 2024 upon notice and hearing the parties including the petitioner and all concerned in accordance with law by passing a reasoned order within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order.

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Reasoned order shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of passing thereof.

Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to the respondent no.6, the Block Development Officer, Suri-I Development Block for necessary compliance.

It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of this writ petition.

Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted.

Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities.

( Bivas Pattanayak, J .)