Naveen Kumar Mishra v. Nort East Transmission Company Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC; W.P.(C) 2753/2025; disposed 05.03.2025; judge PRATEEK JALAN; petitioner NAVEEN KUMAR MISHRA v respondent NORT EAST TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED; Article 226 writ for time-bound disposal of appeal lodged 29.11.2024 against disciplinary order dated 31.10.2024 imposing major penalty of removal from service; respondent contested maintainability, disputing “State” status under Article 12; appellate authority identified as respondent's Board of Directors; appeal to be tabled at Board's next meeting; final decision expected within four months; Court expressly reserved all disputed contentions incl. maintainability; companion CM APPL. 13139/2025 exemption disposed; no cases cited; no quantum.
What did the court decide?
Time-bound treatment of the petitioner's appeal secured: the appeal against the disciplinary order dated 31.10.2024 is to be placed before the Board of Directors (identified by counsel, on instructions, as the appellate authority) at its very next meeting, and a final decision is expected within the next four months.