Uttam Kumar Das v. M/S. Chowdhury Travels and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-based disposal of F.M.A. 249 of 2026 (Calcutta High Court, 23.02.2026) in Uttam Kumar Das v. M/s. Chowdhury Travels and others over the validity of the post-March 31, 2025 committee of Travel Agents Association of Bengal (TAAB); joint Special Officers (Ritzu Ghosal, Biswabrata Basu Mallick) appointed as election officers; fresh TAAB elections per bye-laws with voters' list as on 31.03.2025; completion deadline 10.05.2026; Special Officer remuneration Rs. 1 lakh each; merits of main suit untouched; liberty to seek modification/vacation of impugned trial-court injunction after election of new body.
What did the court decide?
On consensus, appointment of Mr. Ritzu Ghosal and Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick as joint Special Officers/election officers to conduct fresh elections of respondent no. 3-Association (TAAB) per its bye-laws, with a voters' list based on voters existent on March 31, 2025 and assistance of the committee in power as on March 31, 2025; elections to conclude on or before May 10, 2026; remuneration of Rs. 1 lakh per Special Officer payable equally by the parties by March 31, 2026; liberty to parties to seek modification/vacation of the impugned injunction from the learned Trial Judge after the new body is elected; leave to approach the trial court for difficulties in conducting the elections.