Rabi Bhusan Pandey v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Disposed writ petition W.P.S.T. 45 of 2026; retired employee (retired 2018); criminal prosecution ended in acquittal (2022); G.P.F. dues paid late (2023); West Bengal Administrative Tribunal non-functional for want of a member; parallel/pending O.A.; petitioner not diligent; issue of limitation flagged before Tribunal; no merits decided; petitioner redirected to Tribunal remedy; advocates: Sankha Ghosh, B. Nandy (petitioner), Tapan Kumar Mukherjee (ld. G.P.), Pinaki Dhole, Somnath Naskar (State), Suman Basu (Respondent No.5); bench: Madhuresh Prasad, J. and Prasenjit Biswas, J.; dated 02.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
From the facts and circumstances, the Court found that the petitioner did not take steps diligently, the O.A. having been filed only more than two years after the G.P.F. dues were paid. ¶13