Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri
Order Date: 29 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Gopal Chandra Guha Neogi and others, Group‑D employees of Cooch Behar Zilla Regulated Market Committee, represented by Mr. Sanjay Mazoomdar, Ms. Sukanya Adhikary, Ms. Sohini Sarkar.
- Respondents: West Bengal State Agricultural Marketing Board and others, represented by Mr. Arijit Ghosh, Mrs. Rajni Singh Dev.
- The petition seeks enhancement of gratuity benefits pursuant to the notification dated 28 January 2021 issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the Committee.
- Petitioners submitted representations to the Chairman of the Committee in 2024, which remain pending.
Final Outcome
- The Court directs the Chairman of Cooch Behar Zilla Regulated Market Committee (5th respondent) to consider the pending representations and dispose of the matter within four weeks from the date of this order, after granting a reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned.
- The Committee must communicate its decision to the petitioners within one week of disposal.
- If the decision is in favour of the petitioners, the Committee shall take the necessary consequential steps to implement the gratuity enhancement at the earliest.
- No order as to costs; the allegations in the petition are deemed not admitted.
- Parties shall act on the server copy of this order downloaded from the official website of the Court; an urgent certified copy may be supplied upon compliance with requisite formalities.
Topics: Gratuity Enhancement, Labour Law, Court Order