Gopal Chandra Das v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gopal Chandra Das versus Union of India & ors.; WPCT 263 of 2023; Article 226 writ petition; direction to Tribunal for expeditious disposal of OA No. 1792 of 2022 pending since 2022; respondents' reply affirmed and filed, copy to advocate-on-record within a week; rejoinder within two weeks; Tribunal requested to decide preferably within six months without unnecessary adjournments; next hearing 21 February 2024; petition disposed of, no order as to costs; bench Partha Sarathi Chatterjee J. and Tapabrata Chakraborty J.; dated 15.01.2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with observations and directions: the learned Tribunal requested to dispose of OA No. 1792 of 2022 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months, without unnecessary adjournments; petitioner at liberty to file a rejoinder within two weeks of the respondents' reply; no order as to costs.