Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I and Ors. v. Purushottam Ganguly and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-based disposal of WPCT 43 of 2026 (RPFC-I, Zonal Office, Kolkata v. Purushottam Ganguly) decided March 9, 2026 by Sujoy Paul, C.J. and Partha Sarathi Sen, J.; impugned interlocutory order dated 23.05.2023 in M.A. 468 of 2023 arising in pending O.A. 1997/2022 (Kolkata), passed while reply to the M.A. was awaited; Tribunal directed to decide the O.A. on merits preferably within 60 days, failing which to decide M.A. 468/2023 within 15 days considering the petitioners' reply filed in the O.A.; no opinion expressed on merits; no statute or precedent cited; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
By consent, the Tribunal was directed to decide O.A. 1997/2022 (Kolkata) itself on merits expeditiously, preferably within 60 days of production of a copy of the order; failing that, to endeavour to decide M.A. 468/2023 by considering the petitioners' reply in the O.A., expeditiously and preferably within 15 days of production of the order's copy.