Authority: Calcutta High Court (High Court at Calcutta, Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side)
Order Date: 14/10/2026
Case Overview
- Petition No.: WPA/4237/2026
- Parties: Snehangshu Singha Roy (Petitioner, retired employee of Calcutta State Transport Corporation) vs. The State of West Bengal & Others (Respondents).
- Counsel for petitioner: Ms. Susmita Dey (Basu) and Advocate Mr. Kaustav Ghosh.
- Counsel for CSTC: Mr. N.C. Bihani, Sr. Advocate and Mr. Soumyojit Ghosh, Advocate.
- Allegation: Petitioner received leave encashment for only 180 days, whereas the entitlement under the applicable Government Order is up to 300 days; the balance 120 days remains unpaid.
- Reference: Government Order dated 17 September 2009 expressly provides that leave encashment up to 300 days shall be borne by the organization.
- The CSTC acknowledges the Government Order.
- The petitioner also relied on prior judgments of this Court directing full payment of leave encashment in similar cases.
Final Outcome
- The Court, presiding Judge Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, directs the Managing Director of CSTC to treat the writ petition as a representation for granting the complete leave encashment in accordance with the 17 Sep 2009 Government Order and to pass a reasoned order within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order.
- The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, is directed to take immediate steps to ensure the disbursal of the due amount to the petitioner.
- If the petitioner's claim is accepted, the necessary steps for releasing the amount shall be taken without further delay.
- The writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs.
- An urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.
Topics: Leave Encashment, Public Sector Employment