SANCHITA MAHANTA v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.
WPA/653/2024 · 2026-01-13
Shampa Sarkar
body2026
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13.01.2026 SL. No.54 Court No.2 SKG Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
W.P.A. No. 653 of 2024
Sanchita Mahanta Versus The Secretary, Department of Home & Hill Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Sk. Jakir Hossain, Mr. Sudip Guha Roy, Mr. Sandip Guha Roy, Mr. Ananda Paul,
…for the Petitioner.
Mr. Sudipto Kumar Mazumdar, Ld. DSGI
Mr. Ajoy Kumar Singhania,
…for the respondent no.9-11
Mr. Momenur Rahman,
Mr. Pradip Sarkar,
…for the State
1. The petitioner prays for a mandamus upon the husband’s employer to deduct the monthly maintenance and transmit the same to her account.
2. The order passed by the coordinate bench has been complied with by the appropriate authority.
3. The petitioner seeks an order from the writ court upon the BSF authority to deduct maintenance from the salary of an employee, without there being any such order from the competent court which had passed the order of maintenance.
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4. Execution cases are pending. The petitioner’s remedy lies in such proceeding.
5. Needless to mention, if any order is passed by the competent court for attachment of salary and disbursement thereof to the petitioner, in the maintenance proceeding, such order will be complied with by the BSF authorities.
6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
7. There shall be no order as to costs.
8. Parties are directed to act on the basis of the server copy of this order. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)