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@Dammit
The stud might be doing something structural, the plaster board won't.
Remove the plaster board, examine the stud- if you think that there is load going through it work out what you need to add in order to maintain the support (i.e. additional stud) before you cut out the now redundant stuff.
The penalty for getting this wrong is not in the "Chinese burn" category, so have a good think before you get busy with the saw.
I've put Velux windows into roofs by having a think about it, reinforcing/maintaining the load paths, then cutting out the hole required for the window, and they've lasted 20 years so far with no sign of any movement.