Calcutta High CourtWPA/18506/2021disposed

Sk Tabrejulla And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

2022-05-04Hon'Ble Justice Shampa Sarkar2 pages

4 5.2022 Court No. 19 Item No.10 sn WPA 18506 of 2021 Sk. Tabrejulla & ors.

Vs.

State of West Bengal & ors.

Mr. S.P. Lahiri .....for the petitioners Mr. Paritosh Sinha Mr. Shyak Chakraborty ..for the State Mr. Nilanjan Adhikari ..for the municipality The Director of Local Bodies has not filed a report, although directed by this Court on March 31, 2022. However, the State respondents representing the Director of Local Bodies submits, on instructions, that the Director of Local Bodies shall take steps to proceed in the matter as per the communication and recommendation of the Chairperson, Board of Administrators, Contai municipality dated July 30, 2021.

Undoubtedly, the cases of the petitioners had been recommended by the Contai municipality. Since July 30, 2021 the said recommendation has been kept pending by the Director of Local Bodies, as a result of which, the petitioners have been deprived of financial benefits. It is not in dispute that such recommendation had been made and the contents thereof are explanatory.

Under such circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the Director of Local Bodies to proceed in accordance with law on the basis of the recommendation and also upon taking into account that similarly situated persons, were already granted the reliefs, which are now claimed in terms of the recommendation dated July 30, 2021.

Needless to mention that as the employer has already recommended the cases of the petitioners by the communication dated July 30, 2021, the Director of Local Bodies must act in accordance with law and grant the benefits which have already been given to the other similarly situated employees of the said municipality.

A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioners.

The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order.

This writ petition is, thus, disposed of.

There will be, however, no order as to costs. All parties are directed to act on the basis of server copy of this order and/or the learned advocate's communication.

(Shampa Sarkar, J.)