30.6.2025 W.P.A. 13401 of 2025 Court No. 2 Item No. 46 Pralay Patra VS b.r.

Union of India & Ors Mr. Ujjal Ray Mr. Arpa Chakraborty …. for the petitioner Mr. Souvik Nandy Ms. Mary Datta …. For Union of India Mr. Avishek Guha Mr. Subhajit Das For respondent nos. 2 to 4/LICI Mr. Ujjal Ray, learned counsel and Mr. Arpa Chakraborty, learned counsel appear for the petitioner.

Mr. Souvik Nandy, learned counsel appears for respondent no. 1/Union of India.

Mr. Avishek Guha, learned counsel appears for respondent nos. 2 to 4/L.I.C.I.

Prayers (d) and (e) from the writ petition are quoted below:

“d) A Declaration do issue declaring Rules 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009 ulta vires Articles 14, 16, 20(2) and 21 of the Constitution of India for conferring uncanalised and unbridled powers upon the Respondents to terminate the services of a class of employees in an unreasonable and illegal manner;

e) A Declaration do issue declaring Rules 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendments Rules