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Khushi Ram v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. and Another

Allahabad HC13 Sept 2024WRIA/7870/2024

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In an equality-based service matter, the petitioner sought pay scale regularization and benefits available to a similarly situated employee. The court, without deciding merits, permitted a fresh representation and directed the authority to decide it within six weeks after a hearing.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to file fresh representation within 10 days; Authority to decide within 6 weeks with hearing and speaking order.

Khushi Ram vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:63585

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Court No. - 4

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7870 of 2024 Petitioner :- Khushi Ram Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. And Another

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Counsel for Petitioner :- Prem Chandra Chauhan,Kashi Ram Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

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Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.

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Heard Sri P..C. Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Aditya Dwivedi, learned Standing Counsel for the opposite parties.

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By means of this petition the petitioner has prayed following relief :

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"(i) issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to pay the minimum of the pay scale as has been given to similarly situated person namely Pawan Kumar Singh vide order dated 16.1.2023 till their regularization on group "D" posts.

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(ii) issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party No.2 provide the benefit of Government letter No. writ105/81-3-2023-300(12)/2009, dated 22.2.2023 issued by the Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Department."

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that ends of justice would suffice if he is allowed to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no. 2 and the same may be directed to dispose it of with speaking and reasoned order within stipulated time.

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With the consent of parties the writ petition is disposed of finally at the admission stage.

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Without entering into the merits of the issue, the petitioner is permitted to move a fresh representation within 10 days before the opposite party no. 2 i.e. Divisional Director of Forest, Social Forestry Division, Sitapur taking all his pleas and grounds and enclosing his earlier representations along with all relevant documents. If such a representation is moved the opposite party concerned is directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner with speaking and reasoned order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, strictly in accordance with law expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks from the date of production of the certified copy of this order.

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The decision on the representation shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith.

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Writ petition is finally disposed of .

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Order Date :- 13.9.2024/Om

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[Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.]

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Digitally signed by :- OM PRAKASH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Khushi Ram v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. and Another

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