IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:-

The Hon’ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad And The Hon’ble Justice Supratim Bhattacharya F.M.A. 22 of 2017 With CAN 2 of 2021 (ASSIGNED)

Dr. Tapas Ranjan Bandyopadhyay Vs.

National Institute of Technology & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. B. N. Ray, Ms. Shetparna Ray For the Respondents : Ms. Rajashree Venket Kundalia Judgment on : December 12, 2025.

Madhuresh Prasad, J.:

1. The present appellant/ writ petitioner was a faculty member in the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (NIT Durgapur in short). He was inflicted with a punishment of termination from service dated 04.05.2007, which was affirmed by the Appellate Authority vide order dated 21.10.2010. The writ petition was filed assailing the termination order as also the order of affirmation of the removal/termination order by the Appellate Authority. The writ petition was dismissed by the Writ Court by its judgment dated 24.06.2016 passed in WP No. 23699 (W) of

2010, which is put to challenge by the writ petitioner in the present intra court appeal.

2. It would be relevant to notice the fact(s) that this is the 5th Writ Petition filed by the writ petiti