SUBIR KANJILAL Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner in this writ application has, inter alia, prayed for the following reliefs:

(2.) The fact of the matter is as follows: The petitioner was an employee of a Contractor working at Durgapur Project Ltd. (respondent No.7 herein), known as Lahiri Construction, It stands admitted that the petitioner had worked from December 7, 1984 to December 14, 1994. His name has been deleted from the muster roll with effect from December 15, 1994. The petitioner appears to have lodged a grievance before the District Magistrate, Burdwan and the matter at the instance of the District Magistrate was enquired into by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Durgapur who allegedly found that such termination was illegal. It appears that in the meantime, the respondent No. 9 submitted a proposal before the State Government for the purpose of absorption of the Contractor's labourers by a letter dated March 12, 1996 as contained in Annexure "H" to the writ application. The Joint Secretary of the State of West Bengal by a letter addressed to Managing Director, Durgapur Project Ltd. communicated the Government order and policy which is to the following effect:

(3.) The petitioner contends that despite the fact that he had worked under the aforementioned Contractors Lahiri Construction for a period of more than 10 years, his service was illegally terminated and his case has not been considered for absorption in terms of the aforementioned policy decision dated March 12, 1996 as contained in Annexure "H" to the writ application.