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

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL &

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SMITA DAS DE FMA 818 of 2019 Union of India & Ors.

Vs.

Jagadish Chandra Laskar With FMA 819 of 2019 Jagadish Chandra Laskar Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

For the UoI : Mr. S.N. Dutta Mr. Saikat Karmakar For the Respondent : Mr. Achin Kr. Majumder, /Writ Petitioner Ms. Ananya Adhikary.

Heard On : 17.09.2025 Judgment On : 24.09.2025 Sujoy Paul, J.

1. These intra Court appeals take exception to the order of Learned Single Judge dated 7th July, 2017 thereby the writ application filed by the employee was disposed of with certain directions. The employee and department both are aggrieved by this order and therefore both the matters were analogously heard.

Factual background:

2. The appellant employee was working as Assistant Security Commissioner with Northern Railway and till his retirement, he remained posted at Patiala. The employee retired on attaining the date of superannuation on 29th February, 2012. On 27th of February, 2012 a charge sheet was issued to him mainly alleging that in 2010, he had misused the privilege travel pass issued by railways by travelling