1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/383/2026 Yohan Raj Vs The Assistant Engineer and another Mr. Alisham Venkatesh … for the petitioner Mr.S.C.Mishra … for the respondents August 6, 2026 [AKB] Item No. 4 1. The parties are represented by their respective counsel. 2. The instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent No. 1 authority to consider the writ petitioner’s application dated 03.02.2026 in accordance with law and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the writ petitioner and/or her authorized representative and thereafter to pass a reasoned order and shall forthwith communicate the same to the writ petitioner. 3. It is further directed that the entire exercise as indicated in the forgoing paragraph is to be completed within 30 (thirty) working days from the date of communication of the server copy of this order. 4. The time limit as fixed by this Court is peremptory and mandatory. 5. It is further directed that in the event while passing the reasoned order the respondent No.1 authority finds sufficient substance in the application dated 03.02.2026 as submitted by 2 the writ petitioner is directed to take all consequential action forthwith. 6. With the aforementioned observation WPA/383/2026 is disposed of. 7. It is however made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the said application as submitted by the writ petitioner and thus all points are kept for adjudication by the respondent No. 1 authority. 8. Since affidavits have not been called for the allegations made in the instant writ petition are deemed to have been denied. ( Partha Sarathi Sen, J. )