Himadri Shekhar Bala v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Acceptance of resignation of Assistant Professor (Orthopaedics), Malda Medical College; writ petition under W.P.S.T. jurisdiction due to West Bengal Administrative Tribunal being non-functional; resignation dated 28.01.2025 effective 07.05.2023 accepted per instruction dated 07.01.2026; issue held infructuous; delay in vigilance clearance (three to four months) held highly unreasonable; direction/expectation to complete clearance from State Vigilance Commission and Vigilance Branch of Health & Family Welfare Department preferably within four weeks; O.A. No. 474 of 2025 also disposed of; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the recorded expectation that vigilance clearance be processed and completed expeditiously, preferably within four weeks from receipt/production of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; O.A. No. 474 of 2025 also stands disposed of.