PALASH BANERJEE Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner in this writ petition under Art. 226 dated February 26, 2009 is questioning a decision of the Secretary of Chandanbati Samabay Krishi Unnayan Samity Ltd., a co-operative society registered under the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983, dated November 10, 2008 dismissing him from service with immediate effect.

(2.) Under cover of a letter dated March 23, 2007 the Secretary gave him a copy of a resolution of the Board dated November 30, 2006 suspending him for his detention in jail custody. By a letter dated April 5, 2007 the Secretary informed him that by a resolution dated March 28, 2007 the Board dismissed him from service.

(3.) Feeling aggrieved the petitioner moved a writ petition No. 8431(W) of 2007 before this Court under Art. 226. By a decision dated June 26, 2007 the writ petition was disposed of. The decision to dismiss the petitioner was set aside. The co-operative society was given liberty to initiate disciplinary proceedings by issuing charge-sheet. The petitioner's appeal against the Single Bench decision was partly allowed by a decision dated February 25, 2008. The Division Bench modified the Single Bench decision as to the time limit for completion of the disciplinary proceedings.