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.

Case disposed Next hearing 18-Feb-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0070772026

Filing Number

MAT/268/2026

Filing Date

13-Feb-2026

Registration No

FMA/284/2026

Registration Date

13-Feb-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

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

--PARTLY ALLOWED

Last updated 27-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

No Act Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GOURAB KUMAR SADHU AND ORS SHAMIM UL BARI

  2. 2.TANNU TANYA

  3. 3.ANUSKA CHOWDHURY

  4. 4.SAMIR KUMAR RAM

  5. 5.ANKIT ROY

  6. 6.DEB DARSHAN HALDER

  7. 7.SUBRATA PATRA

  8. 8.RICK GHOSH

  9. 9.SOURITRA NANDI

  10. 10.TRISHA DUTTA

  11. 11.SIMRAN VISHWAKARMA

  12. 12.BRISTI KUNDU

  13. 13.ANISA BHADURI

  14. 14.ANKITA SINGHA

  15. 15.TRIPANRNA GHOSH

  16. 16.ANUBHAVI ANSHU

  17. 17.RIYA SINGH

  18. 18.SOURITA BANERJEE

  19. 19.SAKET KUMAR

  20. 20.APOORV RAJ

  21. 21.SURYAKANT

  22. 22.AYUSH KUMAR

  23. 23.AYAN NANDI

  24. 24.SAIKAT PATRA

  25. 25.SAGNIK BERA

  26. 26.MAYANK MANOHAR

  27. 27.VIDYANSHU RANJAN

  28. 28.PIYUSH GHOSH

  29. 29.RAHUL LAYEK

  30. 30.BISHAL HALDER

  31. 31.SHIVAM KUMAR

  32. 32.SHANTANU RAJ

  33. 33.VIDYANSH TIWARI

  34. 34.KUNTAL SOE MONDAL

  35. 35.RISHAV KR.

  36. 36.PRITAM DUTTA

  37. 37.AKSHAY RUDRA

  38. 38.ANKIT SUMAN

  39. 39.SAYAN MALLIK

  40. 40.RITVIK RAJ

  41. 41.HRISHIKESH RAJ

  42. 42.AYUSH RAJ

  43. 43.SOHAM CHATTOPADHYAY

  44. 44.ANKIT BAJPEYEE

  45. 45.ROHIT KUMAR

  46. 46.SHUBHAM ANAND SINHA

  47. 47.SUSHANT KUMAR ROUTH

  48. 48.SHUBHAM DUTTA

  49. 49.ANKIT KUMAR

  50. 50.ARIJIT LAYEK

  51. 51.AVIK CHAKRABORTY

  52. 52.SARBOJOY GHOSAL

  53. 53.MD. SAJID ALI

  54. 54.MOHIT KUMAR ROY

  55. 55.ABHIJEET KUMAR

  56. 56.RAHUL GUPTA

  57. 57.DEV KUMAR ROY

  58. 58.SURAJ RAJ

  59. 59.HARSH RAJ

  60. 60.ADARSH KUMAR

  61. 61.SAKSHAM KUMAR

  62. 62.SACHIN RAY

  63. 63.ARUNIMA PURKHAIT

  64. 64.ROHIT SEN

  65. 65.SAGAR DUTTA

  66. 66.NIKHIL KUMAR RANA

  67. 67.ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH

  68. 68.VIKRAM KUMAR

  69. 69.AYUSH KUMAR

  70. 70.SAYAN DUTTA

  71. 71.HARIOM SARRAF

  72. 72.MD. SAQUIB JAMSHED KHAN

  73. 73.PRITHHIB NANDI

  74. 74.ISHITA DAS

  75. 75.MUSKAN KUMARI

  76. 76.SHOAIB RAZA

  77. 77.NASRIN PHERDOWSI

  78. 78.SHAMS TABREJ ALAM

  79. 79.MD. ADNAN MALLICK

  80. 80.ROSHAND KR. YADAV

  81. 81.SHREYA SINGH

  82. 82.SWAPNADIP PAUL

  83. 83.SOUGATA GHOSH

  84. 84.AMIT SUTRADHAR

  85. 85.SOUMYA METE

  86. 86.RANAJIT GARAI

  87. 87.AISHWARYA MANDAL

  88. 88.NEHA GHOSH

  89. 89.SOUVIK RAKSHIT

  90. 90.BISWAJIT PAL

  91. 91.SOUVIK ROY

  92. 92.AJOY GHOSH

  93. 93.TUHIN DAS

  94. 94.SAYAN KUMAR GORAI

  95. 95.TANOY DUTTA

  96. 96.SUBHAJIT SAREN

  97. 97.KHUSHI SHYAM

  98. 98.DEBARGHA BALLAV

  99. 99.SOMNATH CHATTERJEE

  100. 100.JISHNU MONDAL

  101. 101.ABHIJEET SHAW

  102. 102.SUBHAJIT DEY

  103. 103.SUPRABHAT KARMAKAR

  104. 104.SUDIPTA GORAI

  105. 105.TANISKA CHATTERJEE

  106. 106.MAITREE DEY

  107. 107.SAMIRAN SINGHA

  108. 108.AASHISH KUMAR MANDAL

  109. 109.MALAY SOUNTH

  110. 110.SHASHWATA ROY

  111. 111.SUBHAYU PANJA

  112. 112.ADITI BANERJEE

  113. 113.SUBHAJIT SARKAR

  114. 114.SOUMYA TALUKDAR

  115. 115.SRIKANTA GHOSH

  116. 116.AVINANDAN SEN

  117. 117.AVIJIT MONDAL

  118. 118.RICK MANDAL

  119. 119.KUNAL DEY

  120. 120.RITESH KUMAR SHAW

  121. 121.RITAM DAN

  122. 122.SUBHABRATA DAS

  123. 123.ARKA MUKHERJEE

  124. 124.AVDESH SAH

  125. 125.AMAN BHANDARI

  126. 126.AKASH SAHOO

  127. 127.AKASH DAS

  128. 128.AADRISH MAZUMDER

  129. 129.AMIT KUMAR

  130. 130.ANKIT GHOSH

  131. 131.SAUHARDA CHATTERJEE

  132. 132.BRISTI ADHIKARI

  133. 133.SUSHMIT GHOSH

  134. 134.AMIT KORA

  135. 135.ANKIT CHAKRABORTY

  136. 136.SUBRATA DE

  137. 137.SOUVIK SADHU

  138. 138.ANKUR MONDAL

  139. 139.SHUBHAM GORAI

  140. 140.BISHAL BURNWAL

  141. 141.SK. AJFAR ALI

  142. 142.KAUSTAV ADHIKARY

  143. 143.ANKAN MANDAL

  144. 144.RITAJA MUKHERJEE

  145. 145.MONORANJAN PAL

  146. 146.RANIT MAJUMDAR

  147. 147.DIBYENDU GHOSH

  148. 148.AMARJIT KUMAR KANTH

  149. 149.ADARSH SINGH

  150. 150.ADITYA BHARDWAJ

  151. 151.SRESTHA KUNDU

  152. 152.AYUSHI MAITY

  153. 153.SWEETY PAUL

  154. 154.SOUMI DAS

  155. 155.TANUSHREE MONDAL

  156. 156.AYAN BHATTACHARYA

  157. 157.SAYAN MUKHERJEE

  158. 158.TANMAY BANGAL

  159. 159.SUPROTIK PANJA

  160. 160.SIBORAM GHOSH

  161. 161.ABHISHEK KUMAR

  162. 162.AYUSH NANDAN

  163. 163.DEBASIS DHIBAR

  164. 164.ANEEK DAS

  165. 165.ANIKET MANDAL

  166. 166.ARIJIT GORAI

  167. 167.SUBHAJIT GHOSH

  168. 168.PAWAN SHARMA

  169. 169.SOUVIK SARANGI

  170. 170.BANAMALI MONDAL

  171. 171.GORACHAND GHOSH

  172. 172.SAYAN CHATTERJEE

  173. 173.AKASH DAS

  174. 174.AYAN DAW

  175. 175.ATANU SARKAR

  176. 176.SOUMEN BHARTI

  177. 177.SEKH AFROZE

  178. 178.ROHAN SAHA

  179. 179.SANJANA KARMAKAR

  180. 180.ANAND MOHAN PRASAD

  181. 181.ANUJ SHARMA

  182. 182.PRIYANKA KAR

  183. 183.RAHUL TUDU

  184. 184.ARNAB DUTTA

  185. 185.DEBOJYOTI NATH

  186. 186.AMIT KUMAR MAHATO

  187. 187.TANISHTHA PAUL

  188. 188.JYOTSNA PATRA

  189. 189.DHIRAJ KUMAR SAH

  190. 190.MANISHA BANERJEE

  191. 191.SUDIP MAJI

  192. 192.NIRNIT ROY

  193. 193.ANINDITA DUTTA

  194. 194.SOUMEN GHOSH

  195. 195.BISWAJIT GHOSH

  196. 196.UJJWAL DEV MAHATO

  197. 197.SUDIPTA MAITY

  198. 198.RITESH MONDAL

  199. 199.AYUSH KUMAR

  200. 200.SUPRITI BHATTACHARYA

  201. 201.GOURAB DEBNATH

  202. 202.SUJAY ROY

  203. 203.SHUBHRANIL KUNDU

  204. 204.AMAN CHOWDHURY

  205. 205.RAKESH MUKHERJEE

  206. 206.SUBHARAJ SAHOO

  207. 207.ANKUR LODH

  208. 208.PINTU KARMAKAR

  209. 209.DIP KHAMRAI

  210. 210.DEBRAJ MAHATO

  211. 211.RONI DEY

  212. 212.YASH KUMAR

  213. 213.MAUSAM JHA

  214. 214.DIKSHA MISHRA

  215. 215.MUKUND KUMAR JHA

  216. 216.SURYATAPA KONAR

  217. 217.SWAPNADEEP MONDAL

  218. 218.AVIJIT SHIL

  219. 219.DEEPAK KUMAR

  220. 220.SOUMIK SHIT

  221. 221.SUTAPA GORAI

  222. 222.MAHRUKH HUSSAIN

  223. 223.RITESH PRAMANIK

  224. 224.RIK KUNDU

  225. 225.SAHIL BANERJEE

  226. 226.ALOLIKA GUPTA

  227. 227.SURYA KANTA GHOSH

  228. 228.RAJ KUMAR GHOSH

  229. 229.SOHAM MONDAL

  230. 230.SUJOY GARAI

  231. 231.PRADIP MODI

  232. 232.SAURAV KUMAR MAHATO

  233. 233.SUBHADEEP MONDAL

  234. 234.SHUBHAM KUMAR

  235. 235.DM. NEYAZ ALAM

  236. 236.BINIT MISTRY

  237. 237.MD. TANWEER ANSARI

  238. 238.VIVEK DALMIA

  239. 239.PARTHA PRATIMBARUI

  240. 240.RICK CHAKRABORTY

  241. 241.MD. SALMAN ANSARI

  242. 242.SUDIP KUMAR MAHATHA

  243. 243.SAYAN CHOWDHURY

  244. 244.SUKANTA RUIDAS

  245. 245.SATYABRATA MONDAL

  246. 246.SOUMYADIP NANDI

  247. 247.SOUVIK KESH

  248. 248.ADNAN SAHIL

  249. 249.ROCKI ROY

  250. 250.SAYAN MAITY

  251. 251.ISHAN KAR

  252. 252.INDRANIL SARKAR

  253. 253.UJJWAL KUMAR PAL

  254. 254.SATYAM KUMAR JHA

  255. 255.AKASH KARMAKAR

  256. 256.RAIMA ROY

  257. 257.MOUPIYA BISWAS

  258. 258.MALYADEEP MALLICK

  259. 259.BHUMIK ROY

  260. 260.RISHI PRASAD

  261. 261.ADWAIT

  262. 262.TITLI DAS

  263. 263.ANUSHREE BANERJEE

  264. 264.GOURAB BISWAS

  265. 265.SUBHAJIT DAS

  266. 266.SOUVIK GHOSH

  267. 267.SYED MUJTOBA ALI

  268. 268.NEHA NAG

  269. 269.SAYON GHOSH

  270. 270.AVITOSH DAS

  271. 271.HARSH KUMAR

  272. 272.VIKASH KUMAR BUMWAL

  273. 273.AYANTIKA MONDAL

  274. 274.ANKIT SARKAR

  275. 275.MANISH KUMAR MAJI

  276. 276.ANIKET RAI

  277. 277.SOURAV LAYEK

  278. 278.NIRUPAMA CHAKRABORTY

  279. 279.MD. SOHAIL

  280. 280.SUVAM BHASKAR

  281. 281.SIDDHARTHA DHARA

  282. 282.VISHAL KUMAR ROY

  283. 283.PRAVEEN KUMAR JHA

  284. 284.SAURABH KUMAR

  285. 285.ALOLIKA BARUI

  286. 286.ANUSTUP MUKHERJEE

  287. 287.MD. NAYEEM KHAN

  288. 288.DEBRUP FOUZDAR

  289. 289.DEEPSHIKHA CHEL

  290. 290.TITLI HAZRA

  291. 291.SOULOMI GHOSH

  292. 292.SWAGATA MAITY

  293. 293.KOYEL KUMAR

  294. 294.AAKANCHHA SINGH

  295. 295.MANYA

  296. 296.SNEHA MUKHERJEE

  297. 297.NEHA SINGH

  298. 298.SHRUTI THAKUR

  299. 299.MOU BISTU

  300. 300.ADITI SAHAY

  301. 301.TANUSHREE SHAW

  302. 302.DONA MONDAL

  303. 303.SUHANI KUMARI

  304. 304.PUSHPANJALI KESHRI

  305. 305.CHANDRAJYOTI GHOSH

  306. 306.PRITAM KUMAR

  307. 307.DIPIKA KUMARI

  308. 308.PRABHAWE SHEKHAR SRIVASTAVA

  309. 309.PARTHO CHANDRA

  310. 310.MD EZAZULLAH

  311. 311.ANURAG KUMAR DAS

  312. 312.RAVI JHA

  313. 313.VICKY RAJ

  314. 314.HARSH VARDHAN

  315. 315.ARCHAK KHANDAYIT

  316. 316.KISHLAY KUMAR

  317. 317.MD. ASHIF ALAM

  318. 318.SOUMIK DAS

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

  2. 2.THE DIRECTOR OF TECHINAL EDUCATION, GOVT OF WB

  3. 3.THE SECRETARY (TECHNICAL EDUCATION), GOVT OF WB

  4. 4.THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (TECHNICLA EDUCATION), GVOT OF WB

  5. 5.ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SERVICE THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN

  6. 6.THE CHAIRMAN, AICTE

  7. 7.MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SERVICE THROUGH THE VICE CHANCELLOR

  8. 8.THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

  9. 9.THE REGISTRAR, MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

  10. 10.DR. B.C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR

  11. 11.THE PRINCIPAL, DR. B.C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR

  12. 12.THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, SERVICE THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN, DR. B.C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR

  13. 13.THE UNION OF INDIA, SERVICE THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVT OF INDIA

  14. 14.ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTES, WEST BENGAL, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT

  15. 15.THE PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTES, WB, THROUGH THE PRESIDENT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Supratim BhattacharyaView PDF

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Supratim BhattacharyaView PDF

    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.

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Supratim BhattacharyaView PDF

  5. 16-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Supratim BhattacharyaView PDF

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Assigned Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee

  7. 11-Mar-2026

    Assigned Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Supratim Bhattacharya

  8. 10-Mar-2026

    Assigned Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Supratim Bhattacharya

  9. 25-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty,hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi ChatterjeeView PDF

  10. 25-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty,hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi ChatterjeeView PDF

  11. 18-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 13-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. FMA/284/2026

casestatus.in Summary

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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