20.01.2026 12 sdas WPA 155 of 2026 Sannistha Banerjee Vs. The Union of India & Ors. Mr. Sujay Bandyopadhyay Mr. Jagajyoti Das …. for the petitioner Mr. Asit Kumar De Mrs. Susmita Senapati ….. for the UOI Mr. Soumyajit Bhatta ….. for the respondents no. 4 to 6 1. Let affidavit-of-service, as filed in Court, be kept on record. 2. In spite of service, none appears on behalf of the respondents no. 2 and 3. 3. The petitioner is aggrieved that the application made by her in Form ‘N’ under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, in November, 2025, with the respondent no. 3, has not been disposed of. 4. Respondent no. 3 is directed to dispose of such application made in Form ‘N’ by the petitioner, Dr. Sannistha Banerjee, on November 6, 2025, by March 15, 2026. Upon such disposal of the application, the authority will intimate the petitioner within a period of seven days thereafter. 2 5. With the aforestated direction, the writ petition is disposed of. 6. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. 7. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties on usual undertaking. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)