Noor Mohammad v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedition of OA 630 of 2023; MACP benefits withdrawal and recovery; order dated 31 July 2023; 25 years of service; disciplinary proceeding on allegation of misconduct challenged in separate pending OA; State reply within three weeks; rejoinder within one week; default clause deciding OA on averments and arguments; returnable date 25 September 2024; disposal preferably within three months; Noor Mohammad versus State of West Bengal and Others; WP.ST 117 of 2024; decided 08.08.2024; Partha Sarathi Chatterjee J. and Tapabrata Chakraborty J.; advocates Kallol Basu, Suman Banerjee, Tapan Kumar Mukherjee (AGP), Pinaki Dhole, Somnath Naskar.
What did the court decide?
Direction that the State file its reply to OA 630 of 2023 within three weeks, with liberty to the petitioner to file rejoinder within a week thereafter; on the State's default, the Tribunal to decide the OA on the averments and arguments; request to the Tribunal to dispose of the OA on the returnable date (25th September, 2024) or preferably within three months.