Calcutta High Court
WP.ST/175/2026 of SUPRABHAT DAS Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL SERVICE THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY on 15 September 2026
COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION Appellate Side Ct. No.4 D/L 15.09.2026 (Naba) 02 W.P.S.T. 175 of 2026 Dr. Suprabhat Das Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. S. Ghosh, Mr. M. N. Roy ...for the Petitioner Ms. Chandreyi Alam, ld. A.G.P., Ms. Runu Mukherjee ...for the State
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
Appellate Side
Ct. No.4 D/L 15.09.2026
(Naba) 02
W.P.S.T. 175 of 2026
Dr. Suprabhat Das
Vs.
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. S. Ghosh,
Mr. M. N. Roy
...for the Petitioner
Ms. Chandreyi Alam, ld. A.G.P.,
Ms. Runu Mukherjee
...for the State
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1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.
2. Heard the learned advocate for the petitioner and the learned A.G.P.
3. The present writ petition arises out of an Original Application bearing O.A. No. 148 of 2026. The O.A. itself was filed when The West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (‘Tribunal’ for short) was non-functional. If the Tribunal was non- functional, the petitioner’s remedy was before the Writ Court (Single Judge Bench) dealing with the determination of service matters.
4. The learned advocate for the writ petitioner, thus, submits that he will avail the remedy in accordance with law.
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5. In view of the above circumstances and submissions, we grant liberty to the petitioner to approach the Single Judge Bench for the self- same relief after giving an undertaking that the petitioner will withdraw the Original Application bearing O.A. No. 148 of 2026 pending before the Tribunal.
6. The Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms.
7. The order of the Hon’ble Single Judge dated 02.09.2026 passed in the WPA 23290 of 2026 shall not stand in the way.
(Madhuresh Prasad, J.)
(Partha Pratim Roy, J.)