17.09.2026 rc/ct.no.15 Item No.27 WPA No. 25799 of 2026 Rabi Sk. & Ors. Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Adv. Syed Imtiaz Hossain ..for the petitioners Adv. Tapasi Palit Sinha Adv. Monajit Chakrabarti …for the State Pursuant to a no confidence motion submitted by the petitioners on July 27, 2026, the Prescribed Authority by a notice issued on July 31, 2026, fixed the date of meeting on August 10, 2026. The meeting was cancelled due to non-availability of police assistance. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking fixation of fresh date of meeting only on September 11, 2026, i.e., more than a month after the meeting was cancelled. However, the petitioners seek liberty to submit a fresh no confidence motion for removal of the Upa Pradhan before the Prescribed Authority in terms of Section 12 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. Such liberty is granted since the earlier motion has lapsed due to expiry of the timeframe stipulated under Section 12 of the Act and delay on the part of the petitioners in approaching this Court for relief. In the event such motion is submitted, the Prescribed Authority shall deal with the same in terms of Section 12 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973, particularly the timeframe stipulated therein. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh,J) 2