Ravi Shankar Singh son of late Thakur Sivendu Singh v. State of Jharkhand
2017-06-15
PRAMATH PATNAIK
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JUDGMENT : Pramath Patnaik, J. In the instant writ application, the petitioners have inter alia prayed for direction upon respondents to grant same and similar relief as granted by the department to Sri Ram Chandra, Assistant Project officer, DRDA, Lohardaga in the light of order dated 21.03.2012 passed in W.P. (S) No. 1490 of 2012 and for direction to consider the case of the petitioners for grant of notional promotion in the department from the appropriate date and further to fix and grant proper pay-scale to the petitioners on account of ACP/MACP and arrears of salary thereupon. 2. Heard Mr. Mukesh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharti Singh, J.C to learned Sr. S.C. III for the respondents. 3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner urged before this Court that if a direction is issued to respondent no. 2 to consider the case of the petitioner in light of order dated 21.03.2012 passed in W.P. (S) No. 1490 of 2012, the grievance of the petitioners shall be redressed. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents-State does not dispute the law laid in order dated 21.03.2012 passed in W.P. (S) No. 1490 of 2012, however, submits that the case of the case of the petitioners has already been rejected at the level of Director-respondent no. 3. 5. Considering the limited grievances of the petitioner, without delving into merit of the case, it would be apposite to dispose of the writ application with liberty to the petitioners to prefer representation before respondents, in particular respondent no. 2 annexing all relevant documents, within a period of four weeks, who on receipt thereof shall pass speaking and reasoned order taking into consideration order dated 21.03.2012 passed in W.P. (S) No. 1490 of 2012, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks thereafter and shall communicate the copy of the said order to the petitioner. It is needle1``ss to mention here that if the petitioners are found entitled to get any consequential benefit, the same shall be extended to them within a period of four weeks thereafter. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.