Dipendu Kumar Kar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

26-04-2024 Item No.22 Subrata Bhattacharyya AR(C)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA No.2455 of 2024 Dipendu Kumar Kar -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sourav Mallick ...for the petitioner Mr. P.K. Ray Ms. Rituparna Moitra ...for respondent no.2 Mr. D.K. Sengupta Ms. Sweta Saha Ms. Farhin Mustaque ...for the Society The petitioner retired from service on attaining his normal age of superannuation from the CSTC Employees' Cooperative Credit Society Limited on August 31, 2018. He has not been paid the entire terminal dues.

The petitioner by way of several representations requested the highest designated employee of the Cooperative Society to pay off his dues, but the same has not yet been acted upon. Hence this writ petition. Learned advocate representing the Society submits, upon instructions, that payment could not be made because of financial crunch.

The petitioner is granted leave to approach the concerned Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies (ARCS) with his grievances.

In the event a representation is made, the same shall be decided by the ARCS in accordance with law

after given reasonable opportunity of hearing to the necessary parties at the earliest, but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of the representation. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the parties immediately thereafter. If any consequential step is required to be taken, the same shall be taken forthwith.

The writ petition is thus disposed of.

Certified copy of this order, if applied for, shall be made available to the parties.

[Amrita Sinha, J]