Nand Kumar Mishra and 3 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Service law — transfer of police personnel (Head Constables, Armed Forces/PAC); challenge to bulk transfer order dated 25.06.2024 on ground of pick-and-choose selection and hostile discrimination; competing claims on whether petitioners stood relieved (08.07.2024 vs not relieved); petition disposed at admission stage without deciding merits; liberty to file fresh representation to P.A.C. Establishment Board through IG, PAC Headquarter; time-bound disposal direction (seven days to file, three weeks to decide); no statute or precedent discussed; no costs or quantum. WRIT - A No. 5159 of 2024, Nand Kumar Mishra v. State of U.P., Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:46854.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to prefer a fresh representation to the P.A.C. Establishment Board through Inspector General, P.A.C. Headquarter, U.P., Lucknow within seven days; the Authority Concerned to consider and dispose of the representation within three weeks strictly in accordance with law/policy if there is no legal impediment, and intimate the decision to the petitioners.