IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION)

APPELLATE SIDE Present :

The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee WPA 4221 of 2023 Sagar Sengupta Vs.

State of West Bengal &Ors.

For the petitioner : Mr. Indranath Mitra.

For the Respondent Nos. 4 to 6 : Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadyhay, Mr. Suman Sankar Chatterjee, Ms. Rajashree Tah, Ms. Trisha Rakshit, Ms. Aishwarya Datta, Ms. Bidisha Chakraborty.

For the State : Mr. Pradip Kumar Roy, Ld. Sr. Adv, Mr. Joydeep Roy.

Heard on : 30.04.2025 Judgment on : 20.05.2025 Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.:-

Preface:

1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the legality and propriety of- (i) the Memorandum of Charges dated 09.12.2021 issued against the petitioner in connection with a disciplinary proceeding; (ii) the findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer (in short, EO); and (iii) the termination order dated 01.11.2022. The petitioner also seeks quashing of the aforesaid documents. In addition, the petitioner prays for a direction upon the concerned respondents to reinstate him to his original position, and to release all consequential service benefits in his favour.

Petitioner’s case:

2. Before delving into the contours of