Jayanta Sur v. The Union of India and 6 Ors

ORDER Date : 01.08.2024

Heard Mr. A. Das Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. J. Das, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. It is stated at the Bar that the issue arising in the present proceeding is required to be so considered at the first instance by the Central Administrative Tribunal, more particularly, the Gauhati Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal, inasmuch as, the jurisdiction to consider service matters pertaining to employees of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, is conferred upon the said Tribunal. In view of the said submission, the present writ petition stands disposed of with a liberty granted to the petitioner to file appropriate original application before the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Gauhati Bench. In the event of filing of such an original application by the petitioner herein, raising the grievance as raised in the present proceeding, the learned Tribunal, in the event it is found that there is a delay in approaching the said Tribunal, shall consider the prayer for condonation of delay, by noting that the present writ petition was pending before this Court w.e.f. 30.03.2017 and thereafter, consider the grievance of the writ petitioner herein, on merits.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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