Tapas Chakraborty v. State Of West Bengal And ORS

12th September, Calcutta High Court 2019 In the Circuit Bench At Jalpaiguri W.P.A. 465 of 2019

(6) Tapas Chakraborty (AK) -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Suman Sehanabis (Mandal) .......... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Debabrata Dhar Mr. Bikramaditya Gosh ......For the State.

The petitioner is engaged in the post of 'Gram Panchayat Karmee' at Nakkatigachh Gram Panchayat under Tufangunj-I Development Block and has been working in such post from 16th March, 2015.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner places the engagement letter dated 29th August, 2011 from the Pradhan of Nakkatigachh Gram Panchayat, by which the petitioner was appointed to such post. Counsel submits that the petitioner made several representations to various authorities on 29th January, 2018 but none of the representations have been considered by the authorities. Counsel also refers to a letter from the office of the Executive Assistant of Nakkatigachh Gram Panchayat, enclosing documents of casual workers of Tufangunj-I Panchayat Samity to the Block Development Officer Tufangunj-I, Development Block Cooch Behar and the

District Panchayat and Rural Development Officer, which shows that the petitioner's prayer for being regularized has been considered.

The learned Government Pleader submits that although there is no difficulty in considering the representations of the petitioner but there are certain conditions which have to be fulfilled for being regularized and moreover there is no post in the concerned position.

Having heard learned Counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that the respondent no.1, being the Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal, should be directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 29th January, 2018 and pass a reasoned order on the same upon hearing all concerned parties within four weeks from date and a copy of such decision should be given to the petitioner within a week from the date of passing such order.

W.P.A. 465 of 2019 is disposed of in terms of the above.

(Moushumi Bhattacharya, J.)