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2020 DIGILAW 515 (JHR)

Keshwar Pandey v. State of Jharkhand

2020-05-21

S.N.PATHAK

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JUDGMENT : 1. In view of outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic, case has been taken up through Video Conferencing. Concerned lawyers have no objection with regard to the proceeding, which has been held through Video Conferencing today at 11:30 A.M onwards. They have no complaint in respect to the audio and video clarity and quality. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for a direction upon the respondents to pay the arrears of difference of salary for the period from 21.04.1964 to 31.01.2002 amounting to a sum of Rs.1,10,813 to the petitioner payable as admitted retiral dues, which arises out of revisions of pay and which are lying with the respondents in the credit of the petitioner, who was superannuated from service on 31.01.2002 along with statutory interest as well as interest for the delay caused in making payment thereof to the petitioner. 3. At the very outset, Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that suffice it would be if the present writ petition be treated as a representation of the petitioner and a direction is given to the respondents to pass a reasoned order on the representation of the petitioner, within stipulated time. 4. Per contra, no counter-affidavit has been filed. However, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the respondent-State as well as respondent-Accountant General do not object to the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, without going into the merits of this case, let the present writ petition be treated as a representation of the petitioner. Further, the petitioner is directed to approach the respondents with a copy of this writ petition and a copy of this order and with any other document on which he is relying upon, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the same, the respondent No.2 is directed to consider the case of the petitioner, considering the Annexure-3 and 3 /1 of the writ petition and pass a speaking order assigning valid and concrete reason for consideration /non-consideration of the case of the petitioner, after giving ample opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, in accordance with law, with a copy of order to the petitioner, within a period of eight weeks thereafter. 6. 6. Needless to say that if the respondents take a decision in favour of the petitioner, the aforesaid amount or actual amount admissible to the petitioner may be paid to him, within a further period of four weeks. 7. With the aforesaid directions, this writ petition stands disposed of.