SUBHENDU SAMANTA
K. P. Gopa Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Subhendu Samanta, J.
1. The present writ petitioner is aggrieved against a memo of Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata dated 1st December, 2021 wherein the present writ petitioner was instructed to perform some official norms as he would retire on superannuation at the age of 60 years with effect from 30.05.2022.
2. The brief fact of the case is that the present writ petitioner was selected in a process of appointment to the post of “Accompanist” as a “Shenda” player by the selection committee of Rabindra Bharati University and was appointed by Rabindra Bharati University by an office order dated 10th March, 1993 as an “Accompanist” teacher in dance for playing “Shenda” in the faculty of Arts, Department of Dance, thereby requesting him to join in the said post at an early date and in response thereto, the petitioner has joined in the post on 1st April 1995 for a period of one year on probation from the date of the joining and upon being satisfied service expiring of one year probation period, the Concern Authority confirmed the service of the writ petitioner by memo dated 19th September 1994 with effect from 1st April 1994 and since then the present petitioner has been di
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Osmania University Teachers Association Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh reported in (1987) 4 SCC 671
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