Shailesh Kumar v. State Of Chhattisgarh And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition WPS No. 4909 of 2014 (Neutral Citation 2024:CGHC:35843), High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Bench: Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey; Order dated 2.09.2024. Subject: petitioner Shailesh Kumar challenged the appointment of Ravi Kumar Gupta (respondent No. 4) as Panchayat-Cum-Data Entry Operator, Gram Panchayat Bhala, Tahsil Ramanujganj, Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, and sought his own appointment. Key points: Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Empowerment Campaign (Central Government scheme, 2015-16); Circular dated 26.08.2015 of Director, Panchayat Office, Raipur; discontinuation of Data Entry Operators appointed under the scheme; petition dismissed as nothing survived for adjudication. No costs awarded; no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
The Court took into consideration that the scheme run by the Central Government (under which respondent No. 4 had been appointed) continued in 2015-16 and thereafter the Data Entry Operators appointed under that scheme were discontinued.