Samar Kumar Mandal and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CAT Kolkata O.A. 131/2017; order dated 31.08.2023 set aside for disposal on assumed similarity with an unidentified previous O.A. of similarly situated persons; non-application of mind on merits; failure to cite case number of similar O.A. held to violate minimum requirement; O.A. restored for fresh adjudication on merits with expeditious-disposal direction; writ under Article 226/227 disposed of; related writ WP.CT 81 of 2019; I.A. CAN 1/2025 disposed with liberty to approach Tribunal; bench: Sujoy Paul, CJ. (dictated) with Partha Sarathi Sen, J.
What did the court decide?
Impugned Tribunal order dated 31.08.2023 in O.A. No.131 of 2017 set aside; O.A. restored to its original number for adjudication on merits; Tribunal to endeavour to decide the O.A. expeditiously; urgent photostat certified copy to be furnished expeditiously on compliance of legal formalities.