SUFEIA KHATUN SANGITA MAITY vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR — WPA/116/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 08-Jan-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0609182025

Filing Number

WPA/30098/2025

Filing Date

24-Dec-2025

Registration No

WPA/116/2026

Registration Date

03-Jan-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

In service Other 117 ( 8 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 27-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUFEIA KHATUN SANGITA MAITY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR

  2. 2.THE SECRETARY, KOLKATA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar MitraView PDF

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar MitraView PDF

    The West Bengal High Court dismissed Sufeia Khatun's writ petition seeking to change her examination category from EWS to OBC-A after taking the SLST exam and receiving results. The court held that allowing such a belated category change would prejudice successful candidates in the OBC category and that the petition was a request for mercy rather than redressal of a legal violation. The petitioner was permitted to present her credentials in the general category for consideration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  5. 20-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  6. 19-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  7. 18-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  8. 17-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  9. 16-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  10. 13-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  11. 12-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

  12. 01-Mar-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  13. 02-Feb-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  14. 30-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  15. 29-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  16. 28-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  17. 27-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  18. 22-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  19. 21-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  20. 20-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  21. 19-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  22. 16-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  23. 15-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  24. 14-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  25. 13-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  26. 09-Jan-2026

    Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Amrita Sinha

  27. 08-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  28. 24-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/116/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The West Bengal High Court dismissed Sufeia Khatun's writ petition seeking to change her examination category from EWS to OBC-A after taking the SLST exam and receiving results. The court held that allowing such a belated category change would prejudice successful candidates in the OBC category and that the petition was a request for mercy rather than redressal of a legal violation. The petitioner was permitted to present her credentials in the general category for consideration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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