Dr. Koel Mitra v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: acceptance of resignation; vigilance clearance; integrity clearance; State Vigilance Commission West Bengal; Vigilance Branch, Health & Family Welfare Department; Associate Professor, Anaesthesiology, Medical College Kolkata; West Bengal Administrative Tribunal non-functional; O.A. No. 634 of 2025; four-week timeline; W.P.S.T.; Government of West Bengal. Relevant for: delays in vigilance/integrity clearance following resignation from government service; writ petitions maintainable before the High Court when the Administrative Tribunal is non-functional; judicial observations on unreasonable clearance timeframes.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a recorded expectation that vigilance clearance be processed and completed expeditiously, preferably within four weeks from receipt/production of a copy of the order; O.A. No. 634 of 2025 before the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal also stands disposed of; no order as to costs.