S/L 14 30.09.2026 Court No.24 SD IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 11867 of 2026 Bandana Pal Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Srikanta Datta Mr. Pradyut Kumar Ray Ms. Aditi Chakraborty … for the Petitioner. Mr. Ankur Sharma … for the State. 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today be kept with the records. 2. The petitioner claims to be the widow daughter of a deceased Group-D staff of a school. She claims family pension meant for widow daughter. The application was made by the petitioner before the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Nadia. The same is alleged to be kept pending. 3. Learned advocate representing the State respondent relies upon the instruction forwarded by the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Nadia. The said Officer has mentioned that the petitioner was unable to produce supporting documents with regard to her claim. 4. The petitioner has annexed the death certificate of her husband, the legal heir certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat, the death certificate of her mother and the PPO of her mother along with the application seeking pension. 2 5. As it appears that the DI is yet to take a decision on the petitioner’s prayer, accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of by directing the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Nadia to take a decision on the petitioner’s prayer for grant of family pension for widow daughter strictly in accordance with the prescribed rules at the earliest but positively within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 6. The DI shall intimate the petitioner the formalities and the documents that she is required to supply to the authority for approval of her prayer. 7. A reasoned order shall be passed by the DI and communicated to the petitioner. 8. If the prayer of the petitioner is allowed, then necessary consequential steps for releasing family pension shall be taken by the authority without any further delay. 9. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to forward a copy of the application dated March 17, 2026 along with all annexures to the aforesaid respondent at the time of communicating the order of the Court. 10. The writ petition stands disposed of. 11. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 12. Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)