Rajendra Prasad S/O Shri Ramdev v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Second selection grade; 18 years of service; Assistant Sub Inspector pay scale; Sub Inspector pay fixation; arrears of salary; Constable Drivers; Head Constable Driver; Rajasthan Police; government servant Section 2(c); service matters Section 2(f); Rajasthan Civil Services (Service Matters Appellate Tribunals) Act 1976; alternate efficacious remedy; writ jurisdiction discretionary; self-imposed limits; RAT; liberty to approach tribunal; 15 days; three months; mandamus; Jahangir Ali Khan DBSAW No. 662/2022; State of Rajasthan; Department of Home; Director General of Police; Financial Advisor Police Head Quarter; Superintendent of Police Alwar; writ petition disposed without deciding merits.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to approach the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal (RAT) for redressal; if a petition is filed within 15 days, the RAT is directed to adjudicate it on merits expeditiously, preferably within three months. The substantive claim for second selection grade was not adjudicated by this Court.