Channel 10 Employees Welfare Association v. Bengal Media Pvt Ltd & ORS.

OD-29 ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE CS/297/2013 CHANNEL 10 EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION VS.

BENGAL MEDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS.

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR Date: 21st January, 2022.

[Via Video Conference] Appearance:

Mr. Paritosh Sinha, Adv.

The Court: None appears on behalf of the plaintiff. Nor is any accommodation prayed for on his behalf.

The defendant is represented.

By an order dated 23 December, 2021, this Court had directed the plaintiff to cure and rectify the defects which had been pointed out during scrutiny of the plaint as far back as in 2013, within a period of one month, subject to payment of costs. This suit has appeared on the returnable date. It appears from the Report filed by the Department that the plaintiff has taken no steps in the suit notwithstanding the order dated 23 December, 2021. Hence, I am of the view that it is evident that the conduct of the plaintiff has been indolent, casual and negligent. There can be no earthly reason as to why the plaintiff had taken no steps in curing the defects which had been

pointed out during the scrutiny of the plaint by the Department as far back as in 2013.

In the absence of any cause, far less good cause, CS 297 of 2013 stands dismissed for non-compliance of the order dated 23 December, 2021 and for nonprosecution. All interim orders stand automatically vacated. (RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR, J.) RS