Ram Kumar and 15 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Irrigation Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Parity-benefit claim by irrigation department employees (Ram Kumar and 15 others) alleging denial of benefit granted to a similarly placed employee; writ petition disposed of at admission stage without adjudication on merits; direction to submit representation to Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department, U.P. within 10 days; authority to decide by speaking and reasoned order within 8 weeks with opportunity of hearing and forthwith intimation; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; single judge Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.; order dated 20.9.2024; neutral citation 2024:AHC-LKO:65307; counsel Subhas Chandra Pandey (petitioners), C.S.C./Jogendra Verma (State).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of at admission stage without entering merits; liberty granted to file a representation before the Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department, U.P. within ten days, to be considered and decided by a speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law, with opportunity of hearing if required, preferably within eight weeks, and the decision to be intimated to the petitioners forthwith.