Sunil Kumar Srivastava and 4 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. / Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Revenue Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8109 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sunil Kumar Srivastava And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. / Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prem Shankar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.

¶2Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to convene a meeting for considering regularization of petitioners in pursuance of office memorandum dated

16.05.2023 issued by Additional District Magistrate (Finance & Revenue), Lucknow for constituting such a Selection Committee. Further prayer for regularization of petitioners on post of Collection Amin with effect from the date of occurrence of vacancy under 35% quota as well as providing exemption in age limit in pursuance of Government Order dated 22.02.2019 has also been made.

¶3It is submitted that petitioners have been engaged as Seasonal Collection Amin on various dates between year 1996 and 2001 and have been declared eligible for such regularization in the meeting held on 18.04.2022 but have not been regularized till date despite the fact that similarly situated employees have already been regularized in service. It is submitted that various posts of Collection Amin are already lying vacant.

¶4For the said grievance, petitioners have already submitted representation(s) but seeks liberty to file fresh individual representation(s) before the authority concerned. At present, learned counsel for petitioners restricts prayer with regard to final decision on the same.

¶5Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, liberty is granted to petitioners to file fresh individual representation(s) before opposite party no.3 i.e. District Magistrate, Lucknow who shall consider and decide the same in light of resolution/order dated 18.04.2022, office memorandum dated 16.05.2023 and Government Order dated 22.02.2019 within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority along with fresh representation.

¶6With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 kvg/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench