RANJIT KUMAR CHATTERJEE vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — 1970 PLC 618

Citation: 1970 PLC 618

Court: Calcutta High Court

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-06-28

Parties: RANJIT KUMAR CHATTERJEE vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

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Case cited as 1970 PLC 618

Judgment Text

Court Name: Calcutta High Court Judge(s): D. Basu Title: RANJIT KUMAR CHATTERJEE vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Case No.: Civil Revisions Nos. 1330(W) and 1864(W) of 1967 C. R. No. 1854 (W) of 1697 Date of Judgment:1968-06-28 Reported As: 1970 PLC 618 Result: accordingly, discharged JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Common questions of law have been raised by these two petitions brought by two employees of the Durgapur Steel Plant appertaining to the Hindustan Steel Ltd. In C. R. No. 1330, the petitioner was the general manager, who was appointed on 9th April 1965, by the order of the President of India, which is at Annexure "A". The petitioner alleges that in the first week of July 1967, he was verbally asked to resign. by Sri Rao, Chairman of Hindustan Steel Ltd. (respondent No. 4). On the 17th July, he was handed over the impugned letter at Annexure "B" by the Chairman. This letter states that:- . "(a) Government 'have decided to terminate your services --- ---. ---. --- with effect from the forenoon of the 19th July 1967. (b) The petitioner had, however, the option of submitting resignation, which would be readily granted. (c) The petitioner might also terminate the contract with the Hindustan Steel Ltd, by sending a notice with a leave application before the 19th July in which case he would be granted all the leave that was due to him and thereafter the services would stand terminated on the expiry of that leave or on the expiry of three months from 19th July 1967, whichever was…

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