CSTC Ordered to Pay 120-Day Leave Encashment

Authority: High Court at Calcutta (Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction, Appellate Side)

Order Date: 20 August 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Goutam Kumar Saha, retired employee of Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC).
• Respondents: State of West Bengal and others; CSTC represented.
• Petition filed as WPA 20976 of 2026 seeking full leave encashment entitlement of 300 days; only 180 days paid.
• Relied on Government Order dated 17 September 2009 mandating payment of leave encashment up to 300 days.
• Court noted similar precedents ordering full payment.

Final Outcome

• The Court directed the Managing Director of CSTC to treat the writ petition as a representation for granting complete leave encashment per the 2009 Government Order.
• CSTC must pass a reasoned order within eight weeks of this order and communicate it to the petitioner.
• If the petitioner's claim is upheld, CSTC must release the due amount for the remaining 120 days without further delay.
• The writ petition is disposed of; no order as to costs.
• Provision for urgent certified copy of the order upon compliance with formalities.

Topics: Leave Encashment; Public Transport Employment