Surendra Prasad v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

221. 17.01.2022 Ct. No.10 Tanmoy W.P.A. 7013 of 2021 Surendra Prasad -VersusThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

(Through Video Conference) Mr. Rananeesh Guha Thakurta, Adv., Smt. Senjuti Sengupta, Adv.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Tapas Kr. Adhikari, Adv., Mr. Bipin Ghosh, Adv.

...for the State.

Mr. Ravi Kumar Dubey, Adv.

...for the respondent no.3.

The only prayer that has been pressed by the learned advocate representing the petitioner is for expeditious disposal of the industrial disputes referred to the relevant Tribunal on September 6, 2017 by the State on the following issues:

i) Whether the termination of the service of the workman by not allowing him to join duty w.e.f. 10.04.2016 is legal?

ii) If not, what relief, if any, under the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, the workman is entitled to?

It has been submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner that the interim application filed under Section 15(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, had already been disposed of by the learned Tribunal

on January 11, 2022, and the next date in connection with the main case has been fixed on February 28, 2022 for evidence.

In view of the innocuous prayer made by the learned advocate for the petitioner, the writ petition being W.P.A. 7013 of 2021 is disposed of with a direction upon the learned First Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal to make an endeavour to dispose of the case no. VIII-20/2017 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six months from date without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

The writ petition being W.P.A. 7013 of 2021 is, thus, disposed of.

(Kausik Chanda, J.)