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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS
Jayanta Kumar Mitra Alias J.K. Mitra – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. retention of railway accommodation after retirement. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 6) |
| 2. challenging eviction order and procedural fairness. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 3. financial implications and responsibility regarding rent. (Para 10 , 24 , 25) |
| 4. final decision on revisional application dismissal. (Para 12 , 22 , 27) |
| 5. mutual exchange of quarters policy applicability. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS, J.
1. This revisional application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is directed against the judgement and order dated 26th day of July, 2012 passed by learned Additional District Judge, 5th Court, South 24 Parganas in P.P appeal no. 16 of 2011 where by in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Act) 1971, directed the present petitioner to vacate the premises within 15 days from the date of publication of the order and in the event of refusal or failure to comply with the order within the specified above period, the petitioner will be liable to be evicted from the premises.
2. The fact of the case of the petitioner in action is that the petitioner was an employee of Metro Rail
A former employee's unauthorized retention of government quarters beyond the permissible period constitutes unlawful occupation, justifying eviction and recovery of related charges from pension benef....
Eviction can be lawfully executed under public premises legislation when occupancy after a specified period lapses, regardless of retention requests from a former government employee, allowing for re....
Law prohibits benefits from unauthorized actions; withholding gratuity for valid government dues is lawful.
Point of Law : Claim of damage/penal rent against the petitioner for the period mentioned in the impugned order. But the claim of the damage/penal rent cannot be on the basis of IRCON Rules.
Retention of government accommodation on educational grounds requires competent authority's approval; penal rent must adhere to applicable Railway rates, not IRCON rules, when calculating unauthorize....
An employee's retirement benefits cannot be withheld due to family occupation of allotted quarters when the retirement process was followed.
Speaking orders must cite specific rules justifying actions; mere anecdotal claims insufficient. Postal notice does not substitute physical handover of government quarter per prescribed procedure. Ma....
Retention of railway quarters post-transfer limited to academic session end (last exam +15 days); excess occupation deemed unauthorized attracting telescopic damage rent, but period recalculated per ....
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