Surendra Pal Sagar v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Energy and 7 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6534 of 2024 Petitioner :- Surendra Pal Sagar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Energy And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- M.P. Raju Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Neerav Chitravanshi Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri M.P.Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Vivek Shukla, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.1-State, Shri Piyush Kishor, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Neerav Chitravanshi, learned counsel for the opposite parties No.2 to 8. Shri M.P.Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is entitled to be promoted to the post of Account Officer. Shri Piyush Kishor, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Neerav Chitravanshi, learned counsel for the opposite parties No.2 to 8 contends that the promotion to any post is governed by the rules holding the field and eligibility of the candidate. These issues have to be examined by the competent authorities in the first instance. This Court is not going into the merits of the claim. The opposite party No.3-Managing Director, U.P. Power Corporation Ltd., Shakti Bhawan, District-Lucknow or any other competent authority as the case may be, is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is clarified that this Court is not adjudicated the claim of the petitioner for promotion on merits. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 20.8.2024 Ashish Tripathi High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench