PRATAP AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HORTICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING DEPTT. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
/1036/2025 · 2025-01-27
Alok Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:5015 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1036 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pratap And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Horticulture And Food Processing Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard Sri Rakesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and the Standing counsel for the respondents.
2. It has been submitted on behalf of the practitioners that the petitioners are working on the post of 'Mali' in Government Nursery, Swaroop Nagar, District Sitapur since December, 2013 and January, 2016 respectively. It has further been stated that government orders were issued on 9.2.2023 providing that this Court has interfered in the matter and directed payment of minimum of wages to the daily wagers and accordingly in the aforesaid circumstances decision has been taken to restrain all such workers who are working on the post of Mali from continuing in service. It is in aforesaid circumstances that the petitioners are not being permitted to work since December,
2023.
3. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the grievances of the petitioners shall stand substantially redressed in case opposite party No.3 is
directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 29.11.2024, as contained in Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, expeditiously.
4. Learned State counsel does not object to the aforesaid limited prayer of the petitioners.
5. Accordingly, without entering into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.3 i.e. District Horticulture Officer, District Sitapur to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 29.11.2024, as contained in Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, by passing a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law, expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him and communicate the decision to the petitioners. (Alok Mathur, J.)
Order Date :- 27.1.2025 RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench