Dr Sudip Kumar Das v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

WPA 8754 of 2021 Dr. Sudip Kumar Das 21-12-2022 AKG Ct. 238 Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Pratip Mukherjee, Mr. Pradyut Banerjee ...for the Petitioner Mr. Amitava Chaudhuri, Mr. N. Roy ...for the University Mrs. Tuli Sinha ...for the State Let the supplementary affidavit filed by the petitioner be kept with the records.

It appears that the petitioner works as a Scientist at West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Science, Kolkata. In this writ petition, the petitioner has made out a case that though he is entitled to get non-practicing allowance by the State, the same is being illegally denied to him.

The supplementary affidavit filed by the petitioner discloses that Registrar of the University by a letter dated August 24, 2022, requested the Additional Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Animal Resources Development Department for consideration of granting non-practicing allowance to the eligible candidates.

In that view of the matter, no useful purpose will be served in keeping this writ petition pending.

This writ petition being WPA 8754 of 2021 is disposed of giving a direction upon the Additional Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Animal Resources Development Department, Prani Sampad Bhavan, LB-2, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 106 to consider the letter dated August 24, 2022 in accordance with law and pass a reasoned order within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order. The said authority will hear the Registrar of the University before passing the order.

WPA 8754 of 2021 is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

(Kausik Chanda, J.)