SUNAM KALOWAR BIKASH SINGHA vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/811/2026

Case Summary: WPA 811/2026 The High Court at Calcutta dismissed the writ petition filed by Sunam Kalowar, the Pradhan of Gitaldaha-I Gram Panchayat, challenging a notice issued for her removal meeting. The court held that the removal notice issued on 1 June 2026 was valid because it was issued after the mandatory two-and-a-half-year statutory period under Section 12(12) of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973, had expired since her election on 11 August 2023. The petitioner's argument that a proposed amendment extending this period to three years applied was rejected, as the amendment bill had not received gubernatorial assent. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.