Ila Ratna v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 19456 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ila Ratna Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Laxmi Narayan Rathour,Anura Singh,Atipriya Gautam,Madhaw Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. HeardSri Madhaw Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Gaurav Singh, learned Standing Counsel. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner is seeking extraordinary leave for completion of MD Course in Medicine in Homeopathy and submits that his application in this regard is still pending consideration before the respondent no. 2. Learned Standing Counsel though has opposed the leave application and has submitted that such leave application cannot be granted as the petitioner has been given substantive appointment only on 29.08.2023 as Medical Officer as per the relevant Leave Rules contained in the Financial Handbook. Be that as it may, since the petitioner has already approached the competent authority, the competent authority is duty bound to dispose of the pending application of the petitioner dated

04.09.2023. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed of with a direction that respondent no. 2 shall consider and dispose of the pending application of the petitioner to extraordinary leave within within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Needless to add that the order to be passed by the competent authority, as directed herein above, shall be reasoned and speaking one. Order Date :- 7.12.2023 IrfanUddin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad