Sri Bhabani Sankar Roy vs Shri Jyotishman Chattopadhyay & Ors
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Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side)

Sri Bhabani Sankar Roy vs Shri Jyotishman Chattopadhyay & Ors on 5 September, 2024

Author: Amrita Sinha

Bench: Amrita Sinha

05.09.2024 Ct. No.14 Sl. No.18 AGM In The High Court at Calcutta Special Jurisdiction Appellate Side

W.P.C.R.C. 95 of 2024 in W.P.A. 5283 of 2019

Sri Bhabani Sankar Roy Vs. Shri Jyotishman Chattopadhyay & Ors.

Mr. Rajendra Banerjee.

Mr. Dip Jyoti Chakraborty ... For the petitioner.

Mr. Arindam Das.

Ms. Priyanka Patra ... For Berhampore Municipality.

Mr. Shamim-ul-Bari ... For the alleged contemnors.

Judgment passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench

on 31st July, 2024 in MAT 1975 of 2022 (CAN 1 of

2023) (The Director of Local Bodies & Ex-officio

Joint Secretary, Government of West Bengal -Vs-

Shri Bhabani Sankar Roy & Ors.) is placed before

this Court.

It appears therefrom that the Hon'ble Division

Bench was pleased to dismiss the appeal preferred

challenging the order passed by this Bench.

The petitioner prays for compliance of the

direction passed by this Court on 9th September, 2022.

The petitioner is a retired employee of

Berhampore Municipality. He prays for releasing his

terminal benefits.

It appears that nearly two years have passed

from the date of the order when direction was passed

for taking steps for releasing the terminal benefits of

the petitioner.

Learned advocate representing the Director of

Local Bodies submits, upon instruction that, steps

have been taken for complying the order passed by this

Court.

It appears that the appeal stood dismissed more

than a month back and by this time the order of the

Court ought to have been complied with. The same has

not been done till date.

The contempt application stands adjourned till

19th September, 2024.

An affidavit-of-compliance shall positively be

filed on the adjourned date.

The terminal dues of the petitioner must be

disbursed prior to the adjourned date.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)