Indra Pal Singh v. Commandant General of Home Guards State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Time-bound disposal of pending departmental appeal — direction to appellate authority. Allahabad High Court, WRIT - A No. 18914 of 2023 (decided 8.11.2023, Ajit Kumar, J.; NC 2023:AHC:214814). Petitioner Indra Pal Singh sought decision of his departmental appeal dated 01.02.2021 pending before the District Commandant Home Guards, Kanpur Dehat (respondent no.3); petition disposed of with a two-month deadline running from production of certified copy of the order; strict adherence to prescribed procedure and a reasoned, speaking order mandated. Keywords: Home Guards, departmental appeal, pendency/delay, writ petition, direction to appellate authority, Uttar Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.3 (District Commandant Home Guards, Kanpur Dehat) to dispose of the petitioner's departmental appeal dated 01.02.2021, if still pending, within two months of production of a certified copy of the order, strictly adhering to the prescribed procedure and passing a reasoned and speaking order.