1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties and perused the record. This appeal is preferred challenging the correctness of the judgment and order dated 29th March, 2016 passed in writ petition No. W.P.14969(W) of 2015 (Sri Goutam Kumar Dutta & anr. v. The State of West Bengal and ors.).

2. The appeal is accompanied by delay condonation application under section 5 of the Limitation Act being C.A.N. 7406 of 2016 praying for condoning the delay of 82 days in filing the memorandum of appeal against the judgment and order aforesaid and also accompanied by application for stay being C.A.N. 7427 of 2016.

3. We have heard the learned Counsel for the appellant and for the respondent on the application for condonation of delay.

4. Learned Counsel for the appellant would submit that the judgment impugned was passed on 29th March, 2016 and was communicated on 11th May, 2016 and was received by the Director of Library Services, Government of West Bengal on the same day. The file was then processed and a proposal was made to the Law Officer, Department of M.E.E. and L.S., Government of West Bengal dated 18th May, 2016 for preferring an appeal against the said order. The Law Officer of the s