Shri Krishna v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Engineering Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5370 of 2023 Petitioner :- Shri Krishna Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Engineering Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Viplav Sahu,Azam Shafeequi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Manish Mishra Hon'ble Rajnish Kumar,J. Heard Sri Azam Shafeequi learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing counsel and Sri Varun Pratap Singh holding brief of Sri Manish Mishra learned counsel for the respondent. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed claim petition no.408 of 2020 (Sri Krishna vs State of U.P and ors) claiming seniority. The petitioner had retired after attaining the age of superannuation on 31.01.2020. The claim petition filed by the petitioner has not been disposed of till date and it is being adjourned repeatedly either due to non availability of the Bench or the case is being listed below in the list. Therefore, the petitioner is suffering alot. He makes innocuous prayer for a direction for disposal of the aforesaid claim petition within some stipulated period. To which, there is no objection by the other side. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move appropriate application before the Chairman, State Public Service Tribunal to expedite the proceedings of claim petition no.408 of 2020 (Sri Krishna vs State of U.P and ors). In case, such an application is moved within one week from today, the same may be considered by the Chairman, State Public Service Tribunal and pass appropriate order thereon within a further period of two weeks, thereafter, and endeavour to get the aforesaid claim petition decided, expeditiously, in a time bound manner without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. (Rajnish Kumar,J.) Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Harshita High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench