: Mr. Indranil Biswas
: Mr. Richik Rakshit
For the LIC of India : Mr. D.K. Kundu
: Mr. Arjun Basu
Heard on : 13/01/2026
Judgment on : 16/02/2026
Rai Chattopadhyay, J. :-
1. The four appeals as mentioned above, deal with the similar issue. Hence,
those have been heard analogously and are being disposed of by the dint of
this single judgment.
2. The sole and very limited point of law involved in these appeals is whether
the decision of the competent statutory authority under the West Bengal
Shops and Establishment Act, 1963, suffers with gross jurisdictional error
and/ or erroneous assumption of jurisdiction by the respondent staturoy
authority, thereby misconceiving the authority, eligibility and power to
entertain and pass an order in the respondent’s application in From-N under
Rule 31 of the Shops and Establishment Rules 1964 and if yes, whether the
order dated 18.11.2024, passed by the same is a valid and legal one or not.