Alapan Bandyopadhyay case: Supreme Court reserves judgment in Centre’s plea
The Hindu
Union challenged Calcutta High Court order on ex-WB official’s disciplinary proceedings issue
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgment in an appeal filed by the Union Government against a Calcutta High Court order which stopped the transfer of a case concerning Alapan Bandyopadhyay from West Bengal to the National Capital.
A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar was assured by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, that no “precipitative action” would be taken against Mr. Bandyopadhyay before the court pronounces its judgment.
Mr. Bandyopadhyay came into the limelight when he in Kolkata in the wake of Cyclone Yaas. He was issued a show cause notice under the Disaster Management Act. Mr. Bandyopadhyay however but was subject to disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Centre. The retired civil servant had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Kolkata against these proceedings, following which, the CAT’s Principal Bench in Delhi transferred the case to the Capital.
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