Calcutta High Court
WPA/30539/2026 of SRABANI PAN Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. on 14 October 2026
Court No.24 SD IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 30539 of 2026 Srabani Pan Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Biswaroop Bhattacharya Mr. Sumitava Chakraborty Ms. Bratati Pramanick … for the Petitioner. Mr. Bikash Chandra Das Mr. Sagnik Roy
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14.10.2026
Court No.24
SD
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
WPA 30539 of 2026
Srabani Pan
Vs.
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Biswaroop Bhattacharya
Mr. Sumitava Chakraborty
Ms. Bratati Pramanick
… for the Petitioner.
Mr. Bikash Chandra Das
Mr. Sagnik Roy Chowdhury
… for the State.
Mr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee
Mr. Rishabh Ahmed Khan
… for the Respondent No.8.
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1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today be kept with the records.
2. The petitioner claims to be the Headmistress of an aided school.
3. Allegation is that she is not being allowed to enter the school because of the ruckus created by the private respondent Atanu Chakraborty.
4. A request was made by the petitioner before the District Inspector of Schools, the Commissioner of School Education and also before the police to ensure that she can enter the school and perform her duties unhindered.
5. Prayer has been made to direct the police to ensure that the petitioner is in a position to enter the school and perform the duties of the Headmistress.
6. Learned advocate representing the respondent no.8 submits, upon instruction that, several wild allegations have been made against the private respondent in the instant writ petition. Private respondent denies each and every allegation made against him.
7. Learned advocate representing the State has obtained instruction from the Officer-in-Charge, Chatterjeehat Police Station signed on October 14, 2026 mentioning that after consultation with the superior officers, and decision has been taken to deploy a police team on October 14, 2026 in front of the school premises in order to neutralize threats, if any, regarding apprehension of the petitioner.
8. It appears that the police has responded to the complaint of the petitioner and has decided to deploy a police team before the school. The police shall take steps in the matter in accordance with law in response to the complaint lodged by the petitioner.
9. A formal complaint of the petitioner is also pending disposal before the DI of Schools.
10. The DI shall consider the same in accordance with law after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the necessary parties. The DI shall also ensure that the day-to-day functioning of the school is not hampered in any manner whatsoever by any of the parties.
11. The writ petition stands disposed of.
12. As the writ petition is being disposed of without calling for any affidavit, allegations made therein are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.
13. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
14. Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.
(Amrita Sinha, J.)