17.09.2026 47 sdas WPA 25462 of 2026 Biswaranjan Ghosh Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Aranya Neogi Ms. Anushka Ghosh ….. for the petitioner Mr. D. N. Ray, learned G.P. Mr. Guddu Singh Mr. Sourav Halder ….. for the State 1. Let affidavit-of-service, as filed in Court, be kept on record. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved that the appeal filed by him from the order of the disciplinary authority dated February 6, 2015 has been pending since sometime in February, 2015. 3. No steps have been taken by the Appellate Authority to dispose of this proceeding, even though the petitioner has retired in the meantime. 4. The Appellate Authority is directed to dispose of this appeal by November 30, 2026 in accordance with law. 5. The resultant order will be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereafter. 6. With the aforestated direction, the writ petition is disposed of. 7. There will be no order as to costs. 2 8. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)