Samik Bhattacharya and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Ayushman Bharat; Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana; PM-JAY implementation; direction to implement health scheme; State of West Bengal adoption of scheme; Memorandum of Understanding between State and Government of India; no further interference; writ petition disposed of; no order as to costs; WPA (P) 578 of 2025; decided 24.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
No substantive direction issued: the Court noted the State's adoption of the Ayushman Bharat/PM-JAY scheme and the executed MoU with the Government of India (undisputed by the Union of India) and held no further interference was called for; petition disposed of, no order as to costs. ¶13