PROTIMA MAHAPATRA KANCHAN ROY vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WPA/6797/2026

Case under No Act Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 25-Mar-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0131712026

Filing Number

WPA/6700/2026

Filing Date

18-Mar-2026

Registration No

WPA/6797/2026

Registration Date

18-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Miscellaneous ( 16 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

No Act Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PROTIMA MAHAPATRA KANCHAN ROY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita SinhaView PDF

    The High Court at Calcutta dismissed the writ petition filed by Smt. Protima Mahapatra seeking compassionate appointment following her father's death-in-harness in 2003. The Court held that compassionate appointment is discretionary relief intended to address immediate financial crises, not a claimable right, and that her application filed nearly nineteen years after the employee's death was fatally belated and did not merit consideration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  4. 06-Apr-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  5. 02-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  6. 01-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  7. 31-Mar-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  8. 30-Mar-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  9. 27-Mar-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  10. 25-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 18-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/6797/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court at Calcutta dismissed the writ petition filed by Smt. Protima Mahapatra seeking compassionate appointment following her father's death-in-harness in 2003. The Court held that compassionate appointment is discretionary relief intended to address immediate financial crises, not a claimable right, and that her application filed nearly nineteen years after the employee's death was fatally belated and did not merit consideration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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