Amal Kumar Jana v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Amal Kumar Jana v. State of West Bengal, W.P.S.T.47 of 2020, decided 29th January, 2026 (bench: Madhuresh Prasad, J. and Prasenjit Biswas, J.). Contingent Menial engaged by SP North 24 Parganas (order dated 16.08.2004, Rs.700/- per month); demobilized 03.12.2016 after arrest in Barasat Police Station Case No.612 of 2016 (passport forgery allegations); custody 28.07.2016, bail 15.09.2016. Belated O.A.974 of 2018 before West Bengal Administrative Tribunal dismissed 22.07.2019; writ petition under Article 226 dismissed - petitioner never a government employee, West Bengal Service Rules, Part-I, 1971 and West Bengal Service(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1971 inapplicable; no opinion expressed on criminal charges in FIR. Keywords: laches/belated application, demobilization, contingent menial, non-government employee, procedural safeguards denied.
What did the court decide?
The original application was filed belatedly.