Ajay Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayati Raj Deptt. Lko and 5 Others

Court No. - 19 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8812 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayati Raj Deptt. Lko And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepak Kumar,Onkar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Notice on behalf of the respondent nos. 1 to 5 has been accepted by the office of Chief Standing Counsel. Shri Pankaj Gupta, learned counsel has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 6. The petitioner has approached this Court with the limited prayer that the petitioner was selected for the post of Panchayat Sahayak/Accountant-cum-Data Entry Operator for the Village Panchayat-Semari Malmla, Block-Mihipurwa, District-Bahraich. It is further submitted that despite the name of the petitioner at Sl. 3 in the merit list, he has not been considered. The learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents submits that the person who was at Sl. 1 in the merit list, the candidature was rejected on the ground of an incorrect caste certificate. However, the same has been assailed by the said candidate in a writ petition which is pending before this Court including one other candidate who has also filed the same which is also engaging the attention of the Court and it is in view thereof, no action has been taken. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already moved a representation to the respondents, a copy of which has been brought on record as Annexure-6 and ends of justice can be made, if the said representation is decided expeditiously. In view of the aforesaid request, the learned counsel for the respondents has no objection. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the pending representation (Annexure-6) within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before the authority concerned. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of the petitioner on merit and the authority shall take a decision strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 9.11.2023 Shravan High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench