Ct.No.1 D/L 13.01.2026 Saikat Mukherjee WP.CT/232/2024 SRI PRALADH VS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Mr. Prasanta Kr. Pakrashi, Adv.

Mr. Arup Kr. Chatterjee, Adv. Ms. Afrin Nahar Mondal, Adv.

…For the Petitioner Per, Partha Sarathi Sen, J.:-

1. Affidavit-of-service, as filed on behalf of the writ petitioner, is taken on record.

2. The subject-matter of challenge in the instant writ petition is the order dated 19th April, 2016, as passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench (hereinafter referred to as ‘the said tribunal’ in short) in O.A. No.1283/2013.

3. By the impugned order, the said tribunal not only rejected the said original application on merits but also noticed that the said original application is hopelessly barred by law of limitation.

4. At the time of hearing, Mr. Pakrashi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioner/original applicant, submits before this court that an appropriate order may be passed while disposing of the instant writ petition by setting aside the impugned order directing the said tribunal to hear the said original application afresh after giving a liberty to the writ petitioner/original applicant to file an application for condonati