Prakash Kumar Sinha v. Principal Chief Personel Officer, S.E.Railway, Kolkata
Railway service dispute – maintainability/forum
Case brief
What is this about?
Order dated 02.04.2024 of the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack in WP(C) No.7307 of 2024 (Prakash Kumar Sinha v. Principal Chief Personnel Officer, S.E. Railway and others): the writ petition concerning the service conditions of a railway employee was withdrawn with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, after counsel for the Opposite Parties (Ms. B. Sahu, C.G.C.) submitted that the CAT is the appropriate forum; the petition stands disposed of without any adjudication on merits. Single Judge: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra. Petitioner's counsel: Ramesh Agarwal. Opposite Parties included the Principal Chief Personnel Officer, S.E. Railway; Divisional Railway Manager; Divisional Personnel Officer; and Republic of India (CBI). Of value only as a procedural record on forum/maintainability; no legal principle decided.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the writ application with liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal.