This writ petition was disposed of by directing the respondent authority to consider the petitioner's representations regarding the termination of his services and to communicate any order within the stipulated period.
Direction to respondent-4 to consider petitioner's representations and communicate the order within specified time limits.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
13.04.2021. Item no. 2. Court No.13 ap
W.P.A. No. 758 of 2021 (Through Video Conference)
Tota Roy Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Malay Bhattacharya.
…For the petitioner.
Mr. Narayan Chandra Bhattacharya, Ms. Sujata Ghosh.
…For the State respondents.
Affidavit-of-service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be taken on record.
The petitioner claims to have worked as a Data Entry Operator with the District Horticulture Officer, Purba Bardhaman under the Directorate of Horticulture.
Counsel for the petitioner submits that he ought to have got the benefit of the Circular of the State dated 16th October, 2020 issued by the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (e-Governance Cell). He further submits that the petitioner’s services have been terminated by an order dated 2nd December, 2020. He has made a representation against the same on 12th December, 2020 and 14th December, 2020.
In those circumstances, the respondent no.4 shall consider the petitioner’s representation dated 12th December, 2020 and 14th December, 2020 within
2
a period of four months from the date of communication of a copy of this order.
Any order that may be passed by the respondent on.4 to be communicated to the petitioner within ten days thereof.
With the aforesaid directions, the instant writ petition shall stand disposed of.
There will be no order as to costs.
Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all formalities.
( Rajasekhar Mantha , J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondent authority shall consider the petitioner's representations regarding the termination of his services issued under the e-Governance Cell Circular?
Whether the response to the representations must be communicated within a specified timeframe?
Tota Roy
The State of West Bengal
Rajasekhar Mantha
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
