REKHA GHOSH BRATATI DUTTA vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WPA/5426/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 12-Mar-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0109722026

Filing Number

WPA/5507/2026

Filing Date

06-Mar-2026

Registration No

WPA/5426/2026

Registration Date

06-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

In Service Others 87 ( 9 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.REKHA GHOSH BRATATI DUTTA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas PattanayakView PDF

    Case Summary: WPA 5426/2026 – Rekha Ghosh v. State of West Bengal The Calcutta High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, holding that she is entitled to deposit the government's share of her deceased husband's Contributory Provident Fund (with interest) to claim family pension benefits. Since her husband, Assistant Teacher Biswanath Ghosh, was in service on 1st January 1986 (the effective date of ROPA-1990) despite dying in-harness on 12th October 1989, he was automatically covered under ROPA-1990, making the widow automatically entitled to pension without requiring a fresh option exercise. The court directed the District Inspector of Schools to calculate the refund amount, and upon deposit, process the pension payment order accordingly, with pension payable from the date of the husband's death. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 12-Mar-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

  4. 06-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/5426/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WPA 5426/2026 – Rekha Ghosh v. State of West Bengal The Calcutta High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, holding that she is entitled to deposit the government's share of her deceased husband's Contributory Provident Fund (with interest) to claim family pension benefits. Since her husband, Assistant Teacher Biswanath Ghosh, was in service on 1st January 1986 (the effective date of ROPA-1990) despite dying in-harness on 12th October 1989, he was automatically covered under ROPA-1990, making the widow automatically entitled to pension without requiring a fresh option exercise. The court directed the District Inspector of Schools to calculate the refund amount, and upon deposit, process the pension payment order accordingly, with pension payable from the date of the husband's death. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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