20/08 2026 AD/03/18 266312 NANDY (DO) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA/9110/2026 ASHOKE KUMAR BISWAS VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. Mr. S. Ghosh, Advocate Mr. M.N. Roy, Advocate Mr. G. Haldar, Advocate ……for the Petitioner Mr. Billwadal Bhattacharyya, Advocate Mr. Subhankar Chakraborty, Advocate Mr. Anujit Mukherjee, Advocate Ms. Sayani Gupta, Advocate Mr. Atindra Rai, Advocate ……for the State 1. The dispute revolves around the disciplinary proceedings not being concluded within the stipulated timelines provided by the West Bengal State Administrative Tribunal by its order of August 28, 2025. 2. By this order, the learned Tribunal had stipulated a timeline of six months within which the entire process had to be concluded. 3. It appears from records that the petitioner has not attended certain meetings, which may be out of choice or circumstantial. This Court is not called upon to decide such issue at this stage. 4. On the consensus of both parties, the time to conclude the entire process is enlarged. 5. The entire disciplinary proceeding and the order to be passed therein shall be made and concluded by December 31, 2026. 6. It is understood that this enlargement of time is peremptory and no further time will be P a g e | 2 given. It is also made clear that, in the event, the petitioner fails to appear on any of the designated dates for hearing, the matter shall proceed ex parte. 7. With the afore-stated directions, the writ- petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)