Full Judgment
ORDER
SHEET WP No.168 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE UPEN DAS Petitioner Versus STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS Respondents BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE SOUMITRA PAL Date : 14th July, 2014.
For Petitioner : Mr.Bijan Behari Roy, Advocate For Respondents : Mr.Amal Kumar Sen, Advocate MRS.Ashima Seal, Advocate The Court : At the very outset it is submitted by Mr.Amal Kumar Sen, learned advocate for the CSTC, on instruction, that pursuant to a disciplinary proceeding, wherein the petitioner was given liberty to represent, order of termination has been issued by Depot Manager, Manicktala Depot, of Calcutta State Transport Corporation on 14th May, 2014 terminating his services.
the present writ petition, affirmed Submission is, in such circumstances, on 26th February, 2014 has become infructuous.
Mr.Bijan Behari Roy, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submits that since appeal has already been preferred against the order dated 14th May, 2014, the appellate authority may be directed to dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible.
Having heard the learned advocates for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of this case, since appeal has been preferred against the order of termination dated 14th May, 2014, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the Chairman, Calcutta State Transport Authority, the respondent No.2, to dispose of the appeal by passing a reasoned order to be communicated to the parties within two months from the date of presentation of a copy of the certified copy of this order after giving an opportunity of hearing.
Let copy of the order of termination dated 14th May, 2014, furnished on behalf of the respondents, be kept on record.
Let a Photostat certified copies of this order be made available to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of requisite formalities.
(SOUMITRA PAL, J.) msen