Gyanendra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Deptt. of Social Welfare and 5 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7946 of 2023 Petitioner :- Gyanendra Pratap Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Deptt. Of Social Welfare And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajat Pratap Singh,Santosh Kr. Yadav Warsi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

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

¶2Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties for petitioner's reinstatement in service and for payment of regular honourarium for the post of contractual Lecturer/Assistant Teacher (L.T. Grade).

¶3On 12.10.2023, the following order had been passed:- "Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to reinstate him in service as contractual lecturar/ assistant teacher and for payment of monthly salary and emoluments. Learned State Counsel on the basis of written instructions dated 10.10.2023 has submitted that a Committee had been constituted in pursuance of letter dated 20.07.2022 with regard to grievance of petitioner and aforesaid Committee vide its recommendation/ order dated 23.01.2023 has rejected petitioner's reinstatement in service. Learned State Counsel is granted ten days' time to seek instructions as to whether the decision of Committee was in the nature of recommendation or a final decision. A copy of the recommendation/ order dated 23.01.2023 shall also be produced on the next date of listing. List on 31.10.2023 as fresh."

¶4In pursuance thereof, although written instructions have been provided to learned State Counsel but they do not indicate whether any final decision has yet been taken with regard to petitioner's grievance or not.

¶5Considering the innocuous prayer and without entering into merits, petitioner is granted liberty to file a fresh representation before authority concerned, which as per his submission is opposite party no.2 i.e. Director, Social Welfare U.P., Lucknow. In case such a representation is filed, opposite party no.2 or any other competent authority is directed to take a final decision thereupon 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 :- 6.11.2023 kvg/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench