Dibakar Kumar v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
FMA 1269 of 2024, Calcutta High Court Appellate Side, decided 03.12.2024 (hearing concluded 11.11.2024); bench Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Prasenjit Biswas; appellant Dibakar Kumar (counsel Kashiwar Ghosal) versus State of West Bengal & Ors. (Swapan Kr. Datta, Ld. AGP; Tapas Kr. Dey). Guest lecturer engagement claim at Netaji Subas Ashram Mahavidyalaya; Director of Public Instructions notice dated 3rd September, 2019 for details of guest teachers/Government approved PTTs/Govt. approved CWTTs engaged prior to 13th July, 2019; college refused to forward service particulars; no proof of continuity of service or governing body recommendation; certificate issued shortly before DPI memo held insufficient; challenge to Single Bench order dated 17.12.2019 in W.P. No. 20014 (W) of 2019; appeal dismissed, no order as to costs. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
On the material produced, the court cannot hold that the appellant was appointed to the post of guest lecturer in the college, because the certificate relied upon was issued only about a week prior to the issuance of the Director of Public Instructions' memo dated 3rd September, 2019.