Balakarm and 2 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Forests Lko and 2 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8937 of 2023 Petitioner :- Balakarm And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Forests Lko And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Piyush Shrivastava 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 consider petitioner's representation for grant of minimum of pay scale of Rs.18000/- per month along with arrears with effect from January, 2016.

¶3It has been submitted that petitioners were engaged as Daily Wagers in the Department on 29.06.1991 and are working continuously as such till date but has not been granted the minimum of the pay scale of the post, despite the fact that they are performing the same duties and functions of substantively appointed persons.

¶4For the said grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 17.07.2023 before the authority concerned. At present, learned counsel for petitioner restricts prayer with regard to final decision on the same.

¶5Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, opposite party no.3 i.e. Divisional Forests Officer, Shrawasti or any other competent authority is directed to consider and decide representation of petitioner dated

17.07.2023 expeditiously within a period of six weeks from the date a copy of this order is produced before authority concerned along with a copy of said representation.

¶6With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 9.11.2023 kvg/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench