NABAKUMAR PAYRA SWAPAN KUMAR PAL vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WP.ST/174/2024

Case under West Bengal Administrative Tribunal Act - 1985 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 23-Aug-2024

CNR: WBCHCA0407662024

Filing Number

WP.ST/177/2024

Filing Date

14-Aug-2024

Registration No

WP.ST/174/2024

Registration Date

14-Aug-2024

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

APPOINTMENT ( 4 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Administrative Tribunal Act - 1985 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NABAKUMAR PAYRA SWAPAN KUMAR PAL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad,hon'ble Justice Prasenjit BiswasView PDF

    The Calcutta High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Nabakumar Payra seeking compassionate appointment following his father's death by suicide while in police service in 1998. The court held that the petitioner's claim was barred by delay and laches, as he applied 17 years after his father's death (having attained majority only 10 years after), and that a tribunal's interim direction to reconsider cannot resuscitate an otherwise stale claim. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 07-May-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  4. 04-May-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  5. 30-Apr-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  6. 23-Apr-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  7. 06-Apr-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  8. 02-Apr-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  9. 19-Mar-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  10. 05-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad,hon'ble Justice Prasenjit BiswasView PDF

  11. 05-Mar-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  12. 02-Mar-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  13. 20-Feb-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  14. 19-Feb-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  15. 12-Feb-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  16. 05-Feb-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  17. 02-Feb-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  18. 29-Jan-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  19. 28-Jan-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  20. 27-Jan-2026

    Old Matter 1

    Hon'ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad , Hon'ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

  21. 03-Sep-2024

    Motion ( State Tribunal )

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty , Hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee

  22. 30-Aug-2024

    Motion ( State Tribunal )

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty , Hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee

  23. 29-Aug-2024

    Motion ( State Tribunal )

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty , Hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee

  24. 28-Aug-2024

    Motion ( State Tribunal )

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty , Hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee

  25. 27-Aug-2024

    Motion ( State Tribunal )

    Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty , Hon'ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee

  26. 23-Aug-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  27. 14-Aug-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP.ST/174/2024

casestatus.in Summary

The Calcutta High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Nabakumar Payra seeking compassionate appointment following his father's death by suicide while in police service in 1998. The court held that the petitioner's claim was barred by delay and laches, as he applied 17 years after his father's death (having attained majority only 10 years after), and that a tribunal's interim direction to reconsider cannot resuscitate an otherwise stale claim. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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