Ashok Kumar and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Lko and 2 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8866 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Lko And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shivam Sharma 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 for payment of post-retiral benefits on the post of Forester with consequential benefits and interest by including services rendered by petitioners as Daily Wager from the date of initial appointment. In the alternate a prayer has been sought for considering petitioners as substantially appointed, absorbed or merged with effect from 16.10.2001 in terms of Subordinate Forest (Rangers, Deputy Rangers and Foresters) Service Rules, 1951.

¶3For the said grievance, petitioners have already submitted a representation but seeks liberty to file fresh individual representations before the authority concerned. At present, learned counsel for petitioners restricts prayer with regard to final decision on the same.

¶4Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, liberty is granted to petitioners to file fresh individual representations before opposite party no. 2 i.e. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest U.P., Lucknow who shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority along with fresh representation.

¶5With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 9.11.2023 kvg/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench