29th Sept., 2026 Item no.D/L 27 Court No. 24 Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No. WPA 10154 of 2026 In the matter of: Uma Singh …. Petitioner VS. The State of West Bengal & Ors. ….Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Rudranil Dey Mr. Nemai Chandra Betal ….Advocates For the State: Mr. Piyas Choudhury ….Advocate 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. The petitioner prays for grant of full House Rent Allowance (for short ‘HRA’) as her spouse is working at a distance which is more than 247 kilometers from her residential house. 3. She applied before the school for grant of full HRA in her favour. The school forwarded the resolution of the managing committee in her favour so that she can enjoy full HRA in place and instead of partial HRA that she was receiving. 4. The District Inspector of Schools has communicated to the school authority suggesting that the school should follow the guidelines mentioned in Memo No.1117(2)-GA dated 19th July, 2024 issued by the School Education Department. 5. The communication of the District Inspector of Schools mentions about the School Education Department’s Memo No. 955-SE(Law) dated 27th July, 2011. 6. As the petitioner has made out a case that her spouse is working at a place which is more than 247 kilometers away from her residence Page 2 and the said distance is not commutable on daily basis by using the regular means of transport, accordingly, the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, Paschim Bardhaman is directed to take a decision on the petitioner’s prayer for grant of full HRA in terms of the School Education Department’s Memo No. 955- SE(Law) dated 27th July, 2011. 7. An opportunity of hearing shall be given to the petitioner for production of all documents in support of her prayer. 8. A decision shall be taken in the matter at the earliest but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. 9. If the prayer of the petitioner is allowed, then necessary consequential steps for releasing the full HRA shall be taken without any further delay. 10. As the petitioner will receive her full HRA after a considerable delay, the same shall be paid to her with interest calculated at the rate of six percent per annum on the due amount from the date it fell due till the date of actual payment. 11. The writ petition stands disposed of. 12. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 13. Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)