GOURAB KUMAR SADHU AND ORS SHAMIM UL BARI vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — FMA /284/2026
Case under No Act Section NA. Disposed: --PARTLY ALLOWED on 23rd March 2026.
CNR: WBCHCA0070772026
Next Hearing
18th February 2026
Filing Number
MAT /268/2026
Filing Date
13-02-2026
Registration No
FMA /284/2026
Registration Date
13-02-2026
Judge
HON'BLE JUSTICE SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA , HON'BLE JUSTICE SUPRATIM BHATTACHARYA
Coram
HON'BLE JUSTICE SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA , HON'BLE JUSTICE SUPRATIM BHATTACHARYA
Bench Type
Division Bench
Category
GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )
Sub-Category
In service Other 177 ( 8 )
Judicial Branch
FIRST MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL (FMA) SECTION
Decision Date
23rd March 2026
Nature of Disposal
--PARTLY ALLOWED
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
GOURAB KUMAR SADHU AND ORS SHAMIM UL BARI
TANNU TANYA
ANUSKA CHOWDHURY
SAMIR KUMAR RAM
ANKIT ROY
DEB DARSHAN HALDER
SUBRATA PATRA
RICK GHOSH
SOURITRA NANDI
TRISHA DUTTA
SIMRAN VISHWAKARMA
BRISTI KUNDU
ANISA BHADURI
ANKITA SINGHA
TRIPANRNA GHOSH
ANUBHAVI ANSHU
RIYA SINGH
SOURITA BANERJEE
SAKET KUMAR
APOORV RAJ
SURYAKANT
AYUSH KUMAR
AYAN NANDI
SAIKAT PATRA
SAGNIK BERA
MAYANK MANOHAR
VIDYANSHU RANJAN
PIYUSH GHOSH
RAHUL LAYEK
BISHAL HALDER
SHIVAM KUMAR
SHANTANU RAJ
VIDYANSH TIWARI
KUNTAL SOE MONDAL
RISHAV KR.
PRITAM DUTTA
AKSHAY RUDRA
ANKIT SUMAN
SAYAN MALLIK
RITVIK RAJ
HRISHIKESH RAJ
AYUSH RAJ
SOHAM CHATTOPADHYAY
ANKIT BAJPEYEE
ROHIT KUMAR
SHUBHAM ANAND SINHA
SUSHANT KUMAR ROUTH
SHUBHAM DUTTA
ANKIT KUMAR
ARIJIT LAYEK
AVIK CHAKRABORTY
SARBOJOY GHOSAL
MD. SAJID ALI
MOHIT KUMAR ROY
ABHIJEET KUMAR
RAHUL GUPTA
DEV KUMAR ROY
SURAJ RAJ
HARSH RAJ
ADARSH KUMAR
SAKSHAM KUMAR
SACHIN RAY
ARUNIMA PURKHAIT
ROHIT SEN
SAGAR DUTTA
NIKHIL KUMAR RANA
ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH
VIKRAM KUMAR
AYUSH KUMAR
SAYAN DUTTA
HARIOM SARRAF
MD. SAQUIB JAMSHED KHAN
PRITHHIB NANDI
ISHITA DAS
MUSKAN KUMARI
SHOAIB RAZA
NASRIN PHERDOWSI
SHAMS TABREJ ALAM
MD. ADNAN MALLICK
ROSHAND KR. YADAV
SHREYA SINGH
SWAPNADIP PAUL
SOUGATA GHOSH
AMIT SUTRADHAR
SOUMYA METE
RANAJIT GARAI
AISHWARYA MANDAL
NEHA GHOSH
SOUVIK RAKSHIT
BISWAJIT PAL
SOUVIK ROY
AJOY GHOSH
TUHIN DAS
SAYAN KUMAR GORAI
TANOY DUTTA
SUBHAJIT SAREN
KHUSHI SHYAM
DEBARGHA BALLAV
SOMNATH CHATTERJEE
JISHNU MONDAL
ABHIJEET SHAW
SUBHAJIT DEY
SUPRABHAT KARMAKAR
SUDIPTA GORAI
TANISKA CHATTERJEE
MAITREE DEY
SAMIRAN SINGHA
AASHISH KUMAR MANDAL
MALAY SOUNTH
SHASHWATA ROY
SUBHAYU PANJA
ADITI BANERJEE
SUBHAJIT SARKAR
SOUMYA TALUKDAR
SRIKANTA GHOSH
AVINANDAN SEN
AVIJIT MONDAL
RICK MANDAL
KUNAL DEY
RITESH KUMAR SHAW
RITAM DAN
SUBHABRATA DAS
ARKA MUKHERJEE
AVDESH SAH
AMAN BHANDARI
AKASH SAHOO
AKASH DAS
AADRISH MAZUMDER
AMIT KUMAR
ANKIT GHOSH
SAUHARDA CHATTERJEE
BRISTI ADHIKARI
SUSHMIT GHOSH
AMIT KORA
ANKIT CHAKRABORTY
SUBRATA DE
SOUVIK SADHU
ANKUR MONDAL
SHUBHAM GORAI
BISHAL BURNWAL
SK. AJFAR ALI
KAUSTAV ADHIKARY
ANKAN MANDAL
RITAJA MUKHERJEE
MONORANJAN PAL
RANIT MAJUMDAR
DIBYENDU GHOSH
AMARJIT KUMAR KANTH
ADARSH SINGH
ADITYA BHARDWAJ
SRESTHA KUNDU
AYUSHI MAITY
SWEETY PAUL
SOUMI DAS
TANUSHREE MONDAL
AYAN BHATTACHARYA
SAYAN MUKHERJEE
TANMAY BANGAL
SUPROTIK PANJA
SIBORAM GHOSH
ABHISHEK KUMAR
AYUSH NANDAN
DEBASIS DHIBAR
ANEEK DAS
ANIKET MANDAL
ARIJIT GORAI
SUBHAJIT GHOSH
PAWAN SHARMA
SOUVIK SARANGI
BANAMALI MONDAL
GORACHAND GHOSH
SAYAN CHATTERJEE
AKASH DAS
AYAN DAW
ATANU SARKAR
SOUMEN BHARTI
SEKH AFROZE
ROHAN SAHA
SANJANA KARMAKAR
ANAND MOHAN PRASAD
ANUJ SHARMA
PRIYANKA KAR
RAHUL TUDU
ARNAB DUTTA
DEBOJYOTI NATH
AMIT KUMAR MAHATO
TANISHTHA PAUL
JYOTSNA PATRA
DHIRAJ KUMAR SAH
MANISHA BANERJEE
SUDIP MAJI
NIRNIT ROY
ANINDITA DUTTA
SOUMEN GHOSH
BISWAJIT GHOSH
UJJWAL DEV MAHATO
SUDIPTA MAITY
RITESH MONDAL
AYUSH KUMAR
SUPRITI BHATTACHARYA
GOURAB DEBNATH
SUJAY ROY
SHUBHRANIL KUNDU
AMAN CHOWDHURY
RAKESH MUKHERJEE
SUBHARAJ SAHOO
ANKUR LODH
PINTU KARMAKAR
DIP KHAMRAI
DEBRAJ MAHATO
RONI DEY
YASH KUMAR
MAUSAM JHA
DIKSHA MISHRA
MUKUND KUMAR JHA
SURYATAPA KONAR
SWAPNADEEP MONDAL
AVIJIT SHIL
DEEPAK KUMAR
SOUMIK SHIT
SUTAPA GORAI
MAHRUKH HUSSAIN
RITESH PRAMANIK
RIK KUNDU
SAHIL BANERJEE
ALOLIKA GUPTA
SURYA KANTA GHOSH
RAJ KUMAR GHOSH
SOHAM MONDAL
SUJOY GARAI
PRADIP MODI
SAURAV KUMAR MAHATO
SUBHADEEP MONDAL
SHUBHAM KUMAR
DM. NEYAZ ALAM
BINIT MISTRY
MD. TANWEER ANSARI
VIVEK DALMIA
PARTHA PRATIMBARUI
RICK CHAKRABORTY
MD. SALMAN ANSARI
SUDIP KUMAR MAHATHA
SAYAN CHOWDHURY
SUKANTA RUIDAS
SATYABRATA MONDAL
SOUMYADIP NANDI
SOUVIK KESH
ADNAN SAHIL
ROCKI ROY
SAYAN MAITY
ISHAN KAR
INDRANIL SARKAR
UJJWAL KUMAR PAL
SATYAM KUMAR JHA
AKASH KARMAKAR
RAIMA ROY
MOUPIYA BISWAS
MALYADEEP MALLICK
BHUMIK ROY
RISHI PRASAD
ADWAIT
TITLI DAS
ANUSHREE BANERJEE
GOURAB BISWAS
SUBHAJIT DAS
SOUVIK GHOSH
SYED MUJTOBA ALI
NEHA NAG
SAYON GHOSH
AVITOSH DAS
HARSH KUMAR
VIKASH KUMAR BUMWAL
AYANTIKA MONDAL
ANKIT SARKAR
MANISH KUMAR MAJI
ANIKET RAI
SOURAV LAYEK
NIRUPAMA CHAKRABORTY
MD. SOHAIL
SUVAM BHASKAR
SIDDHARTHA DHARA
VISHAL KUMAR ROY
PRAVEEN KUMAR JHA
SAURABH KUMAR
ALOLIKA BARUI
ANUSTUP MUKHERJEE
MD. NAYEEM KHAN
DEBRUP FOUZDAR
DEEPSHIKHA CHEL
TITLI HAZRA
SOULOMI GHOSH
SWAGATA MAITY
KOYEL KUMAR
AAKANCHHA SINGH
MANYA
SNEHA MUKHERJEE
NEHA SINGH
SHRUTI THAKUR
MOU BISTU
ADITI SAHAY
TANUSHREE SHAW
DONA MONDAL
SUHANI KUMARI
PUSHPANJALI KESHRI
CHANDRAJYOTI GHOSH
PRITAM KUMAR
DIPIKA KUMARI
PRABHAWE SHEKHAR SRIVASTAVA
PARTHO CHANDRA
MD EZAZULLAH
ANURAG KUMAR DAS
RAVI JHA
VICKY RAJ
HARSH VARDHAN
ARCHAK KHANDAYIT
KISHLAY KUMAR
MD. ASHIF ALAM
SOUMIK DAS
Respondent(s)
STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.
THE DIRECTOR OF TECHINAL EDUCATION, GOVT OF WB
THE SECRETARY (TECHNICAL EDUCATION), GOVT OF WB
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (TECHNICLA EDUCATION), GVOT OF WB
ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SERVICE THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN
THE CHAIRMAN, AICTE
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SERVICE THROUGH THE VICE CHANCELLOR
THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
THE REGISTRAR, MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
DR. B.C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR
THE PRINCIPAL, DR. B.C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, SERVICE THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN, DR. B.C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR
THE UNION OF INDIA, SERVICE THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVT OF INDIA
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTES, WEST BENGAL, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT
THE PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTES, WB, THROUGH THE PRESIDENT
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE JUSTICE SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA , HON'BLE JUSTICE SUPRATIM BHATTACHARYA
FOR ADMISSION
ASSIGNED MATTERS
ASSIGNED MATTERS
ASSIGNED MATTERS
| Date | Purpose | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18-02-2026 | FOR ADMISSION | |
| 11-03-2026 | ASSIGNED MATTERS | |
| 11-03-2026 | ASSIGNED MATTERS | |
| 10-03-2026 | ASSIGNED MATTERS |
Orders
Summary The Calcutta High Court allowed three appeals by engineering students challenging a mid-session fee hike implemented by Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College in October 2023. The court held that the October 16, 2023 notification increasing fees could only apply prospectively to future admissions, not to students already admitted under the original fee structure for the 2023-27 batch. The court reasoned that students made college choices based on published fees and financial capacity, and applying enhanced fees retrospectively would violate equitable principles and the doctrine of estoppel. Colleges must refund excess fees collected from already-admitted students or adjust them against future semester payments. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Summary The Calcutta High Court allowed three appeals by engineering students challenging a mid-session fee hike implemented by Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College in October 2023. The court held that the October 16, 2023 notification increasing fees could only apply prospectively to future admissions, not to students already admitted under the original fee structure for the 2023-27 batch. The court reasoned that students made college choices based on published fees and financial capacity, and applying enhanced fees retrospectively would violate equitable principles and the doctrine of estoppel. Colleges must refund excess fees collected from already-admitted students or adjust them against future semester payments. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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