Vinod Kumar v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 17690 of 2023 Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rohit Singh,Akhilesh K. Dwivedi,Anil Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel.

¶2Petitioner who is seeking promotion from the post of Constable to Head Constable has come up before this Court with the prayer that the sealed envelope may be permitted to be opened in the light of provisions contained under the Government Order dated

28.05.1997 read with 09.01.2018.

¶3It is argued by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the sealed cover procedure was adopted in the matter of petitioner on account of pending criminal case in connection with case crime no. 0058 of 2014 instituted in the year 2014 which resulted in filing of charge sheet by the police. It is submitted that the trial is going on and petitioner in any circumstances is not responsible for the delayed criminal proceedings and therefore, his representation is liable to be considered in the light of provisions as contained in para 10 of the Government Order (supra). It is further submitted that more than one year have passed when the criminal proceedings have come to be stayed by this Court vide order dated

10.10.2023 in Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. No. 3174 of 2023. Para 10 of the Government Order is reproduced hereunder: "(10)

चयनसमममतददरदपथमबदरआररमपतकदममरकककपरनमतपरमवचदरकरननएववममहर

बनदललफदफनककपमकयदअपनदयनजदननकनबददएकवररककअवलधबबतजदननपरभबइस

अवलधममऐसबअवलधआगमणतनहहककजदयनगबलजसममअपचदरबकदममरकददरदअवधयदनकन

कदरणजजचपमकयदमममवलमबहहआ।यमदआररमपतकदममरककनमवरयममपशदसनदलधकरण

ककजजचमवभदगबयकदयरवदहब/

अमभयरजनकदअननतमपररणदमपदपनहहआहर,

तरऐसन

कदममरकककनमवरयमम,

जरमनलनमबतनहहहह/

चयनसमममतददरदमनमनलललखतपमतबनधककन

सदथतदथरआधदरपरपरनमतकनसमबनधमममवचदरमकयदजदयनगद।

(क)

आररमपतकदममरककनमवरदलगदयनगयनआररपकयदइतननगमभबरहहमकउनकनआधदर

परउसनभमवरयममभबपरनमतसनववमचतरखदजदनदउपयमक/

जनमहतममहरगद।

(ख)

कयदपशदसनदलधकरणककजजच/

मवभदगबयकदयरवदहबअमभयरजनकनअननतमपररणदम

पदपहरननममकदफकसमयलगनगद।

(ग)

पशदसदलधकरणककजजच/

मवभदगबयकदयरवदहबअमभयरजनममहररहनमवलमबकनललए

पतयकयदपररकरपसनआररपमतकदममरकतरदररबनहहहह।

(घ)

आररमपतकदममरककरतदथरपरनमतमदयनजदननपरवहअपननपदकददमरपयरगअथवद

जजचकरकमपभदमवततरनहहकरनगद।

(ड)

यमदसकमपदलधकदरबउपररकखणड(क) (ख) (ग) (घ)

कनआधदरपरमवचदररपरदनत

आररपमतकदममरककककतदथरआधदरपरपरनतकरनदउपयमकसमझतनहहतरउसदशदमम

मवभदगबयचयनसमममतकनसदमननमदमलनकररखदजदयनगदजरआररमपतकदममरककनसमपपणर

अमभलनखककनआधदरपरउसकनकदयरकदमपलयदकनकरनगबतथदतदथररपसनपरनमतदननकन

अथवदनदननकनमवरयममअपनबसवसतमतदनगब।

(च)

यमदजजचपशदसनदलधकरणआमदमकसबअनयएजनसबददरदकरदईजदरहबहरतरउस

दशदममउसएजनसबकदपरदमशरभबइसमबनदमतदथरआधदरपरपरनमतदननपरपदपमकयद जदयनगद।

(छ)

उपररकपमकयदकनउपरदनतआररमपतकदममरककदतदथररपसनपरनमतमकयनजदननकन

आदनशकममयहसपषमकयदजदयनगदमकपरनमतअमगमआदनशकतककनललएककजदतबहहऔर

शदसनकरउकतदथरपरनमतकरकभबभबसमदपकरदननकदअलधकदरहहतथदतदनमसदर

ऐसनकदममरककरउसपदपरपतयदवमतरतमकयदजदसकतदहहलजसपदसनउसनपरनतमकयद

गयदथद।

(ज)

तदथरआधदरपरपरनतआररमपतकदममरककनमवरदचलरहबपशदसनदलधकरणकक

जजच/

मवभदगबयकदयरवदहबअमभयरजनआमदकनअननतमपररणदमपदपहरजदननपरउसकन

मवरयममउसबपकदरअमगमकदयरवदहबककजदयनगब,

जहसबककजदतबहबयमदउसनतदथरपरनमत

नदबगयबहरतब।

(झ)

यमदनयदयदलयददरदमकसबतदथररपसनपरनतकदममरककरतकनबककआधदरपर (

गमणदवगमणकनआधदरपरनहब)

दररममकमकयदजदतदहहऔरनयदयदलयकनमनणरयकनमवरद

अपबलयदउसबआररपकनललएमवभदगबयकदयरवदहबकदपसतदवहहतरउसदशदममसमक

पदलधकदरबइसमबनदमपरमवचदरकरनगममकआररमपतकदममरककरतदथरपरनमतपरबनदयनरखद

जदयअथवदनहह।"

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the above regard, petitioner has already approached the authority on

13.06.2023 by making a representation, copy whereof has been brought as Annexure No. 4 to the writ petition.

¶5Learned Standing Counsel submits that the matter can be directed to be examined in the light of provisions as contained in para 10 of the Government Order by the competent authority in the matter which has been represented with.

¶6In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to look into and consider the representation of the petitioner in the light of provisions as contained in para 10 of the Government Order and pass appropriate, reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months of presentation of certified copy of this order. It is further provided that in the event respondents comes to conclude that the petitioner is entitled to benefit of reopening of the sealed envelop, the same shall be reopen and petitioner be offered ad hoc appointment subject to the conclusion of trial and be paid salary accordingly. Order Date :- 18.10.2023 IrfanUddin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad