IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

WPA 9448 of 2015 Eastern Coalfields Ltd.

Vs.

Sri Khudiram Bouri & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Shiv Shankar Banerjee, Mrs. Sanchita Barman Ray, Mr. Abhishek Chakraborty.

For the Respondent : Mr. Arabinda Sen, Mr. Anindya Sundar Das.

Hearing concluded on : 14.08.2025 Judgment on : 14.08.2025 SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL), J. :

1. Affidavit-of-service filed be kept with the record.

2. The writ application has been preferred challenging an award dated 20th October, 2014 passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Asansol.

3. The petitioner’s case is that the respondent no. 1 was a permanent employee of the petitioner. He was absent from his duties since 13^th January, 2006 without permission and or information till 25^th February, 2006 and as such a charge-sheet was issued, wherein it has been noted as follows:-

“ 2003 - 100 days 2004 - 058 days 2005 - 055 days”

4. As his reply to the said charge sheet was not satisfactory, a department enquiry was held in which the worker participated. The Enquiry Officer on conclusion of the enquiry submitted his report on