Dr. Keshav Puri Goswami Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Ayush Deptt. Lko. and Another — Allahabad HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

Dr. Keshav Puri Goswami Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Ayush Deptt. Lko. and Another — Allahabad HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent no. 1, Principal Secretary Ayush Department, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow, to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 01.03.2024 in accordance with law within six weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is served; petition disposed of without entering into merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent no. 1 should be directed to decide the petitioner's representation dated 01.03.2024 seeking consideration of his candidature for promotion to the post of Reader from the date his junior was promoted in pursuance of the seniority list dated 19.07.2022.

Court's answer

Without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 1, Principal Secretary Ayush Department, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow, to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 01.03.2024.

Ratio / Principle

The representation is to be considered and decided in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is served.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Dr. Keshav Puri Goswami v. State of U.P. (WRIT - A No. 2078 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Manish Kumar, J., order dated 15.3.2024): Writ petition seeking a direction to respondent no. 1 to decide the petitioner's representation dated 01.03.2024 for considering his candidature for promotion to the post of Reader from the date his junior was promoted in pursuance of the seniority list dated 19.07.2022; the representation had remained undecided. Learned counsel for the petitioner confined the prayer to a direction for decision within a stipulated time frame, to which the learned Standing Counsel had no objection. On request of counsel and without entering into the merits, the writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the Principal Secretary, Ayush Department, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow, to consider and decide the representation dated 01.03.2024 in accordance with law within six weeks from service of a certified copy of the order.

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:23127

Court No. - 18

Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2078 of 2024

Petitioner :- Dr. Keshav Puri Goswami Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Ayush Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vijay Pathak,Rakesh Pathak Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State.

The present writ petition has been preferred for issuing direction to the respondent no. 1 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 01.03.2024 for considering the candidature of the petitioner for promotion on the post of Reader from the date when his junior has been promoted in pursuance of the seniority list dated 19.07.2022.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance he has made the representation on 01.03.2024 to respondent no. 1, but till date no decision hsa been taken.

After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer to the extent that a direction may be issued to respondent no. 1 to take a decision on representation of the petitioner dated 01.03.2024 within a stipulated time frame, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper.

Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

On the request of learned counsel for the petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 1, Principal Secretary Ayush Department, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 01.03.2024, in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date certified copy of this order is served.

Order Date :- 15.3.2024 DiVYa

Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench