Uday Chand Halder v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Uday Chand Halder v. State of West Bengal and Ors., WPA 4390 of 2024, order dated 11.06.2024, Rajasekhar Mantha, J. Single-judge order disposing of a writ petition concerning a school-service employee's prolonged unauthorized absence (1319 days, 13.05.2017 to 21.12.2020) as reported by the Chairman, DPSC, South 24 Parganas, with the matter referred to the Commissioner of School Education. Keywords: unauthorized absence; disciplinary proceedings; DPSC South 24 Parganas; Commissioner of School Education; joining service during pendency; effect of interim payments on misconduct action; writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued to the Commissioner of School Education to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law, including proceedings for unauthorized absence; the petitioner's joining of service and any payments made during the pendency of the writ petition will not preclude such steps.