Pankaj Roy v. State Of West Bengal

Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri sm 26.02.

W.P.A. 586 of 2020 Pankaj Roy

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Jakir Hossain.

.....for the petitioner.

Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh, Mr. Momenur Rahaman.

....for the State.

Affidavit of service filed in court today is taken on record.

The father of the petitioner was an employee of the Cooch Behar Municipality. He died in harness on 11th February, 2018. The petitioner by a letter dated 13th March, 2018 applied before the Chairman of the Municipality for consideration of his prayer for being appointed on compassionate ground.

The grievance of the petitioner is that the said representation has not been considered by the Municipality till date.

None appears on behalf of the Municipality in spite of service.

As it appears that the petitioner has already made an application for being appointed on compassionate ground and the same is pending

consideration for a considerable period of time, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the Cooch Behar Municipality to take a decision with regard to the application made by the petitioner for being appointed on compassionate ground within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of a copy of this order. The Municipality shall pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner within one week thereafter.

WPA No.586 of 2020 is disposed of.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)