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2018 DIGILAW 280 (RAJ)

PREM PRAKASH KATARA v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

2018-01-22

ASHOK KUMAR GAUR

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ORDER : Ashok Kumar Gaur, J. The petitioners have filed the instant petition claiming the benefit of pay-scale of sub-inspector of police (MT). The petitioners submit in the petition that they have been discharging the duties on the post of constable (driver) and after getting benefit of selection scale on the post of head constable, they are entitled for the pay-scale of sub-inspector of police and not pay-scale of assistant sub-inspector of police. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the controversy raised in the present writ petition has already been decided by the Division Bench in D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No. 2056/2014 [The Home Secretary, Government of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Shyoram & Anr.] and other connected special appeals, decided on 02.07.2015. He also submits that the State had preferred the special appeal in the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State. He further submits that after decision of the Division Bench, the Coordinate Bench of this Court has disposed of S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 22240/2017 [Sivraj & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.] in view of the decision of Division Bench. The Co-ordinate Bench has further directed to file representation before the competent authorities and the State authorities have been directed to consider and decide the representation by a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law. 3. Learned counsel submits that petitioners may also be granted same relief of filing a representation and time bound direction may be given to decide the representation. 4. The Co-ordinate Bench in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 22240/2017 [Sivraj & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.] (Supra) has passed following order :- "Learned counsel for the petitioners, at the very outset, submits that the controversy raised in the instant writ application stands resolved in view of the adjudication made by a Division Bench in a batch of intra-court appeal lead case being D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) Number 2056 of 2014: The Home Secretary, Government of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Shyoram & Anr., decided on 2nd July, 2015, declining the intra court appeals observing thus: "3. An interim order was passed by this Court on 27.02.2015, on the ground that against the judgment passed by the Division Bench in State of Rajasthan & Anr. v. Jagdish Prasad & Anr. v. Shyoram & Anr., decided on 2nd July, 2015, declining the intra court appeals observing thus: "3. An interim order was passed by this Court on 27.02.2015, on the ground that against the judgment passed by the Division Bench in State of Rajasthan & Anr. v. Jagdish Prasad & Anr. (D.B. Civil Special Appeal(W) No.161/2012), the Supreme Court has granted an interim order in the contempt proceedings for implementation of the judgment of the Division Bench. This Court had passed the interim order on 27.02.2015, awaiting the orders, to be passed by the Supreme Court in the Civil Appeals. 4. We are informed that Civil Appeal No. 1766 of 2015 - State of Rajasthan And Ors. v. Banney Khan, and other connected civil Appeals, have been dismissed by the Supreme Court on 12.05.2015, with the following order :- "We have heard learned counsel for the parties to the lis and carefully perused the material available on record. In our considered opinion, we do find any infirmity in the impugned judgmetns and orders passed by the High Court. Accordingly, the Civil Appeals are dismissed." 5. With the dismissal of the Civil Appeals by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the orders passed by learned Single Judge, as affirmed by the Division Bench, have been confirmed and have become final. 6. The Special Appeals are, consequently, dismissed. 7. A copy of the judgment will be placed in the connected files." It is further contended that for the present; the petitioners would be satisfied, if the Staterespondents are directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioners, within a time frame, in the backdrop of the settled legal position in the case of Shyoram & Anr. (supra), which has also been upheld by the Supreme Court declining SLP on 12th May, 2015; which they are ready and willing to address within two weeks hereinafter. In view of the limited prayer addressed; the instant writ proceedings are closed with a direction to the petitioners to address a comprehensive representation enclosing a copy of the order in the case of Shyoram & Anr. (supra). In case, a representation is so addressed within the aforesaid period, the State-respondents are directed to consider and decide the same by a reasoned and speaking order as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law. (supra). In case, a representation is so addressed within the aforesaid period, the State-respondents are directed to consider and decide the same by a reasoned and speaking order as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law. However, in no case later than three months from the date of receipt of the representation along with a certified copy of this order. With the observations and directions, as indicated above, the writ application stands disposed off." 5. The present writ petition is decided with a direction to petitioners to file detailed representation along with copy of the order in case of Sivraj & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (supra). The representation so filed will be decided by the respondents-State by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of six weeks in accordance with law. 6. With the observations and directions, as indicated above, the writ petition stands disposed of.