Rajendra Nath Dutta v. State Of W.B.

24.01.2023 Item No.226 Court No.550 Saswata W.P.A. 684 of 2007 Rajendra Nath Dutta -vsState of West Bengal & Ors.

None appear on behalf of either of the parties. Pursuant to the direction passed by this Court on 25th November 2022, a report has been filed. I find from the report that a co-ordinate Bench of this Court by order dated 14th May 2007, was pleased to dismiss the writ petition being W.P. 21358 (W) of 2006, inter alia, on the ground that the same had become infructuous only on account of cessation of West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) which had been replaced by two new entities, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) and West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL) which have started functioning from 1st April 2007.

The present writ application, however, proceeds against the WBSEB. The writ petitioner, by filing the aforesaid writ application has sought for a direction upon the respondents to allow the petitioner to participate in the interview for the post of Group-D ('Shramik') in West Bengal State Electricity Board. More than 15 years have since passed. Records would reveal that after 19th January 2007, none appeared on behalf of the writ petitioner. In view thereof and on account of failure on the part of the petitioner in not taking any steps in the matter whatsoever, since thereafter for more than 15 years, apart from filing of the present writ application, nothing survives in the

aforesaid writ application and the same is accordingly dismissed.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis upon completion of requisite formalities.

(Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.)