IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION)

APPELLATE SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee WPA 5528 of 2011 With CAN 1 of 2023 Satchidananda Mukhopadhyay -Vs.-

Durgapur Steel People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ujjal Ray, Mr. Atreya Chakraborty.

For the Respondent No. 5 : Mr. Dilip Kumar Chatterjee, Mr. Abir Chatterjee, Mr. Durgabhusan Mukherjee (Appeared on 24.03.2025).

Heard on : 20.02.2025 Judgment on : 24.03.2025 Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.:-

Prelude :

1. In invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court, the petitioner, through the present writ petition, challenges the propriety and justifiability of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, including the charge-sheet dated 23rd January 2010, the Enquiry Report communicated to him via a memo dated 28th December 2010, and the final order of dismissal from service. The petitioner also seeks the quashing of these documents and prays for the issuance of a writ of mandamus, commanding his reinstatement to the position from which he was dismissed.

Facts

2. Before addressing the contentious issue involved in the writ petition, the key facts emerging from