NITYA RANJAN GUHA vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL . — C.A. No. 6491/2000

Case under Section XVI. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010060402000

Filing Date

07-Apr-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 6491/2000

Diary Number

6040/2000

Order Date

12-Feb-2002

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XVI

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NITYA RANJAN GUHA

    Adv. HIMANSHU MUNSHI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL .

    Adv. TARA CHANDRA SHARMA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Feb-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 29-Jan-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 07-Apr-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 6491/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Nitya Ranjan Guha v. State of West Bengal Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed both Civil Appeals (C.A. No. 6491/2000 and C.A. No. 6543/2000) on February 12, 2002. The Court upheld the High Court Division Bench's decision, rejecting the appellants' challenge to retirement age rules for Non-Official Marriage Officers under the Special Marriage Act. Key Issue: Appellants challenged amended Rules prescribing different retirement ages—65 years for officers already aged 60+, and 60 years for others—arguing this violated Article 14 (equality) of the Constitution. The Court found the classification reasonable based on operational exigencies and transitional adjustments, applying precedent from Bishnu Narain Mishra v. State of Uttar Pradesh. Next Steps: No further proceedings indicated; the order was final. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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