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Atul Kumar Pathak v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Horticulture Civil Secrt. Lko. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC12 Jan 2024WRIA/239/2024

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Petitioner sought minimum pay scale for a class IV post held since 2014. Court was requested to direct the respondent to consider an outstanding representation dated 22.09.2023. Contesting counsel raised a discrepancy in seniority status.

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Direction to respondent no. 4 to consider petitioner's representation dated 22.09.2023 regarding minimum pay scale within two months.

Atul Kumar Pathak vs State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy… — Service and Employment | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:3558

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Court No. - 18

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 239 of 2024

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Petitioner :- Atul Kumar Pathak Respondent :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Horticulture Civil Secrt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishal Kumar Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

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Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

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The present writ petition has been filed for issuing direction to the respondents to give minimum pay scale of class IV post on which the petitioner has been appointed.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was initially appointed in the year 2014 as daily wager in Horticulture Department and since then he has continuously been functioning on the said post.

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It is further submitted that the persons junior to the petitioner are getting minimum pay scale but the same was not given to the petitioner for which the petitioner has made representation on 22.09.2023 to the respondent no. 4 i.e. Superintendent Rajkiya Udayan, Ayodhya.

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On the other hand, learned Standing Counsel has submitted that the seniority list enclosed by the petitioner in which the name of the petitioner finds place at Serial No. 102, there is a mention that at present the petitioner is not working.

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After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer to the extent that the representation of the petitioner dated 22.09.2023 may be considered by respondent no. 4 within a stipulated time frame, as this Court may deem fit and proper.

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

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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. 4 i.e. Superintendent Rajkiya Udayan, Ayodhya to take a decision on the representation of the

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petitioner dated 22.09.2023 in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of production/receipt of certified copy of this order.

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Order Date :- 12.1.2024 Nitesh

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Digitally signed by :- NITESH KUMAR TEWARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Atul Kumar Pathak v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Horticulture Civil Secrt. Lko. and 3 Others

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