MINARUL ISLAM AND ORS. MASOOQ RAHMAN vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WPA/9488/2026

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

Case disposed Next hearing 24-Apr-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0181682026

Filing Number

WPA/9367/2026

Filing Date

17-Apr-2026

Registration No

WPA/9488/2026

Registration Date

17-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Suvra Ghosh

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Suvra Ghosh

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Miscellaneous ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Panchayat Act ,1973 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MINARUL ISLAM AND ORS. MASOOQ RAHMAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Suvra GhoshView PDF

    The court granted the petitioners' writ petition challenging the prescribed authority's failure to act on their no-confidence motion against the Pradhan within the statutory timeframe under Section 12 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. Although the statutory period had expired, the court held that the time limit is directory rather than mandatory (as non-compliance entails no penalty) and directed the authority to restart the procedure, treating the requisition notice submission date as the date of order communication, to be completed strictly per Section 12 of the Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 05-May-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Suvra Ghosh

  4. 30-Apr-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Suvra Ghosh

  5. 24-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 17-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/9488/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The court granted the petitioners' writ petition challenging the prescribed authority's failure to act on their no-confidence motion against the Pradhan within the statutory timeframe under Section 12 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. Although the statutory period had expired, the court held that the time limit is directory rather than mandatory (as non-compliance entails no penalty) and directed the authority to restart the procedure, treating the requisition notice submission date as the date of order communication, to be completed strictly per Section 12 of the Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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