Debasish Mukherjee v. Ntpc Ltd. And ORS

26.9.2025 Ct. No. 1 SB RVW 257 of 2025 CAN 1 of 2025 (appropriate order) with MAT 2362 of 2023 Debasish Mukherjee Vs.

NTPC Ltd. & Ors.

Mr. Debasish Mukherjee (appearing- in- person) ...for the appellant Mr. Soumya Majumder, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Uttam Kumar Mondal Mrs. Maitree Roy ... for NTPC Ltd.

1. The appellant is appearing in person.

2. It is submitted that he is unable to approach the Hon'ble Supreme Court against the order passed on 18.7.2025 as his submission was not recorded in the said order. In the Memorandum of Review in paragraph 2 he has referred to the submission he made before the coordinate Bench but not recorded. This Bench was reconstituted after the retirement of Hon'ble Mr. T.S. Sivagnanam, the former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

3. Although it is argued that his submission was not recorded and may be recorded to enable him to approach the Hon'ble Supreme Court, it appears from the order dated 18.7.2025 that the previous Hon'ble Division Bench has considered all aspects of the matter. However, for the satisfaction of the petitioner who is appearing in person, we reproduce paragraphs 2 and 3 of the grounds stated in the Memorandum of Review:

"2.Following points recorded in the judgement dated 18th July, 2025 were neither submitted nor queried during hearing on 18th July, 2025 but were taken from the respondent's affidavit dated 19th March 2024.

Corresponding points from petitioner's affidavit 30th August 2024 and various orders on record may kindly be recorded.

Recorded Submissions Submissions may kindly be Recorded The first objection raised The employer gave no by the appellant's objection to fresh writ employer is that the petitioner's filing appellant was last posted application (WPA 22944 in Orissa and the of 2022) in place of WPA challenge to the order of of (Order premature retirement will dated 23.09.2022) for not be maintainable before self-same cause of this Court.

action.

Decision of the premature Decision of Premature retirement was retirement was communicated to the writ communicated in Kolkata, petitioner at Orissa.

West Bengal.

Recorded Submissions Submissions may kindly be Recorded The ground of alleged Unauthorized absence unauthorized absence has already been during the period when the canvassed and pending appellant was in before Hon'ble Calcutta deputation with DVC, High Court vide WPA Kolkata need to be 2018 of 2020 and its canvassed before some contempt application other appropriate Court.

CPAN 379 of 2021.

N.T.P.C. Ltd. was always Payment or enhanced ready and willing to EPFO pension were release the amount but never released.

The appellant has refused the cheque may kindly be same.

handed over in the court.

3. Following not recorded submission may kindly be recorded.

Hon'ble Single Bench Hon'ble Division Bench Cause of action is order of Cause of action is premature retirement and Performance and performance is merit Unauthorized Absence is merit Hon'ble Division Bench is pleased to overrule both Cause of action and merit determined by Hon'ble Single Bench. According to the established definitions and guiding tests for determining cause of action without going into merits as set in the referred paragraphs of the Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgements in Law notes to Ld. Amicus Curiae, Annexure "X-1" Unauthorized Absence is the cause of action.

4. Each of the grounds has been duly considered by the Hon'ble Division Bench in disposing of the appeal

5. Moreover, Mr. Majumder, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the NTPC has submitted that the NTPC is still willing to release the amount as recorded in paragraph 15 of the order dated 18.7.2025. However, the appellant has refused to sign the necessary documents shall be without prejudice.

6. The appellant submits that he was asked to sign the necessary papers which would likely to cause prejudice to the applicant in the SLP, he propose to file.

7. We make it clear that the documents required to be signed for the purpose of release of his admissible retiral dues shall be without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the appellant.

8. We, however, do not find any error apparent on the face of the record dated 18.7.2025 for which we can exercise our jurisdiction under review. However, having regard to the fact that appellant is appearing in person, we gave him the opportunity to make his submission and recorded ground numbers 2 & 3 for his satisfaction.

9. The appeal and the application are disposed of. [Soumen Sen, C.J. (Acting)] (Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J)