KAMALA THAPA ANIRBAN CHAKRABORTY vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/885/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section N/A. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED on 18th June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 18-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCJ0022572026

Filing Number

WPA/897/2026

Filing Date

11-Jun-2026

Registration No

WPA/885/2026

Registration Date

15-Jun-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Primary Education Post Retirement ( 39 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

18-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section N/A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KAMALA THAPA ANIRBAN CHAKRABORTY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas PattanayakView PDF

    Case Summary: WPA 885/2026 - Kamala Thapa v. State of West Bengal The High Court at Calcutta allowed the petition of retired Assistant Teacher Kamala Thapa, ruling that the direction to refund alleged salary overdrafts of Rs. 42,631 and Rs. 7,057 issued after her retirement on 31st March 2024 was impermissible under law. Applying Supreme Court precedent, the court held that recovery cannot be demanded post-retirement and directed the State to refund these amounts with 8% interest within six weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Jun-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  4. 18-Jun-2026

    Interest On Gratuity

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

  5. 11-Jun-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/885/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WPA 885/2026 - Kamala Thapa v. State of West Bengal The High Court at Calcutta allowed the petition of retired Assistant Teacher Kamala Thapa, ruling that the direction to refund alleged salary overdrafts of Rs. 42,631 and Rs. 7,057 issued after her retirement on 31st March 2024 was impermissible under law. Applying Supreme Court precedent, the court held that recovery cannot be demanded post-retirement and directed the State to refund these amounts with 8% interest within six weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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