22.07.2026 Sl. No.31 Ct. No.14 gd IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA/6359/2026 SANUYARA BIBI VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. Mr. Ambu Bindu Chakraborty Mr. Swagatam Deb …for the Petitioner. Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh Mr. Nripendra Pratap Singh …for the State. 1. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to forthwith effect correction by substituting the name of the petitioner as a nominee in Pension Payment Order of the deceased employee and release the family pension in her favour. 3. The petitioner contends that her late husband, Md. Abdul Latif was an Assistant Teacher of Shersahi F.H. Senior Madrasah (Fazil), Post Office-Dakshin Lakshipur, District-Malda. The petitioner’s husband retired from service on 31st January, 2017. The pension payment order was issued in favour of the petitioner’s husband on 30th January, 2017. The husband of the petitioner expired on 22nd June, 2025. During his lifetime, the deceased employee married twice. The petitioner is the second wife of the deceased employee. The first wife, Safia Bibi was the recorded nominee in the Pension Payment Order. The said Safia Bibi expired on 5th February, 2022. Upon her demise, the husband of the petitioner made an application seeking correction of the nomination through the concerned Madrasah. However, the same was not yet been done. Hence this writ petition. 4. Mr. Ambu Bindu Chakraborty, learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the process for correction of the nomination in the Pension Payment Order has already been initiated by the concerned authority and letters have been issued by District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, Malda on 24th March, 2026 for further course of action and submission of certain documents. He seeks that matter be relegated to the appropriate authority to take a decision with regard to the necessary correction in the nomination within a stipulated period. 5. Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh, learned advocate for the State leaves the matter to the discretion of the court. 6. In view of the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner, respondent no.5, District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Malda is directed to verify the credentials/details of the petitioner pertaining to her relevant documents. Upon such verification he shall forward the same to respondent no.2, Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal for issuance of revised Pension Payment Order in favour of the petitioner. 2 The exercise shall be completed within a period of 10 weeks from the date of communication of this order. 7. The decision shall be communicated to the petitioner within one week thereof. 8. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to respondent no.2, Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and respondent no.5, District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Malda for necessary action. 9. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 6359 of 2026 stands disposed of. 10. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 11. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 12. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 13. There shall be no order as to costs. 14. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 15. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.) 3