Sandip Kr. Nandi v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC8 Jul 2026WPA/14688/2026

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Writ petition (W.P.A. 14688 of 2026), decided 08.07.2026 by Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J.; petitioner Sandip Kumar Nandi v. State of West Bengal; Regional Transport Authority, Purba Bardhaman; consideration of pending legal notice dated December 2025; directive to decide within eight weeks after hearing parties and communicate decision within one week; petition disposed of on submissions without adjudication of merits; no statute or precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Purba Bardhaman to consider the petitioner's notice dated 28th December, 2025 within eight weeks in accordance with law after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard, and to communicate the decision within one week of taking it; petition disposed of without examination of merits. ¶¶14

Sandip Kr. Nandi Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Purba Bardhaman would consider the petitioner's legal notice (dated 23rd December, 2025 per the petitioner's submission, recorded as 28th December, 2025 in the operative direction) in accordance with law after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard.

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Court's answer

Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Purba Bardhaman is directed to consider the notice dated 28th December, 2025 within eight weeks in accordance with law after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard.

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Ratio / Principle

The authority shall communicate its decision within one week of taking the decision.

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Key takeaways

The Court expressly did not go into the merits of the case, and nothing expressed in the order shall amount to an expression on the merits; the merits were left open.obiter¶¶15

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W.P.A. 14688 of 2026 (decided 08.07.2026, bench: Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J.). Petitioner Sandip Kumar Nandi prayed that his legal notice — dated 23rd December, 2025 as stated in counsel's submission, but recorded as 28th December, 2025 in the operative direction paragraph (internal inconsistency in the order) — be considered expeditiously by the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Purba Bardhaman in accordance with law after giving him an opportunity of being heard. On the submissions (copy of petition supplied to the junior Government Pleader, who sought time), the Court disposed of the petition by directing the Secretary, RTA, Purba Bardhaman to consider the notice within eight weeks in accordance with law after hearing the parties, and to communicate the decision within one week of taking it. The Court expressly clarified that it had not gone into the merits and that nothing in the order amounted to an expression on the merits.

Sandip Kr. Nandi v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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