Smt Munni Devi v. State of U.P. and Another
Service law – Assured Career Progression (ACP) – petitioner's representation seeking ACP benefits not decided – writ petition finally disposed of without adjudicating the merits
Case brief
What is this about?
Munni Devi v. State of U.P. and Another, WRIT - A No. 828 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot J., order dated 22.1.2025. Petitioner claimed entitlement to Assured Career Progression (ACP) benefits; her representation remained undecided. Respondents fairly contended the claim was liable to be decided by the competent authority in a reasonable time frame. Without going into merits, the Court directed respondent No. 2 (Nagar Ayukta, Nagar Nigam, Kanpur Nagar) to decide the representation as per law within three months of receipt of a certified copy of the order along with a fresh copy of the representation; writ petition finally disposed of. Counsel: Ravi Sahu for petitioner; C.S.C. for State-respondent No. 1; Harshit Pandey for respondent No. 2. Keywords: ACP, representation, time-bound direction, service matter, Nagar Nigam Kanpur.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No. 2 (Nagar Ayukta, Nagar Nigam, Kanpur Nagar) to decide the petitioner's representation regarding ACP benefits as per law within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order, along with a fresh copy of the representation.