Mata Prasad and 10 Others v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 18228 of 2023 Petitioner :- Mata Prasad And 10 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Sajivan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Amrendra Nath Rai Hon'ble Vikas Budhwar,J.

¶1The present case has been nominated to this Court after order of Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice.

¶2The cases of the writ petitioners were 11 in numbers that they were the Apprentices and appointed on the post of Conductors on contractual basis reference whereof has been given from para 3 to para 8 of the writ petition.

¶3The writ petitioners in para 8 of the writ petition claim to have preferred writ petition No. 45202 of 2013 along with the other writ petitions which came to be disposed of on 20.7.2016. Thereafter, the writ petitioners in para 9 have shown their seniority position. In para 10, it is also stated that there are 42 posts lying vacant against which they claim to be adjusted.

¶4Sri Amrendra Nath Rai, who appears for Road Transport Corporation, on the other hand, submits that a committee has been constituted to look into the said grievances. He submits that issue needs to be determined in the light of the number of vacancies lying vacant and the claim of the writ petitioners for adjustment. He submits that the writ petitioners may represent their cause at the firs instance before respondent no. 2/Managing Director, U.P. State Road Transport Corporation Parivahan Bhawan Tedhi Kothi, Lucknow, U.P.

¶5Learned counsel for the respondents do not propose to file any response to the writ petition.

¶6To such a submission, learned counsel for the writ petitioners has no objection.

¶7Having heard learned counsel for the parties as well as stand taken by them, the writ petition stands disposed of granting liberty to the writ petitioners to approach the respondent no. 2/Managing Director U.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Parivahan Bhawan, Tedhi Kothi, Lucknow, U.P. who on the receipt of the same shall proceed to decide the matter and shall transmit the matter to competent authority, if any.

¶8The matter be decided within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 30.11.2023 S.A. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad