MANVENDRA BAJPAI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. REVENUE DEPTT. GOVT. LKO AND 2 OTHERS
WRIA/1804/2025 · 2025-02-13
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:9548
Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1804 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manvendra Bajpai Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Deptt. Govt. Lko And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Maneesh Pandey,Pawan Kishor Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard Sri Maneesh Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Standing counsel for the respondents. 2.The supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.
3. It has been submitted that the petitioner was working on the post of Consolidation Lekhpal in District Lakhimpur when orders of his promotion dated 28.1.2025 was passed promoting him to the post of Consolidator (Chakbandi Karta). In pursuance of the said promotion order the petitioner has been relieved vide order dated 30.1.2025. It has been submitted that he moved an application to forgo his promotion in light of the the Government Order dated 6th October, 2022 and also submitted an affidavit along with the said application that he will not seek any further promotion but despite the petitioner fulfilling all the conditions his application has not been considered or decided by opposite party no.2.
4. Accordingly, after arguing the matter at some length, it has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the grievance of the petitioner shall stand substantially redressed in case his representation dated 17.1.2025, as contained in Annexure No.3 to the writ petition is directed to be decided by opposite party No.2, expeditiously.
5. Learned Standing counsel does not oppose the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner.
6. Accordingly, without entering into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.2 to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in terms of the Government Order dated 6.10.2022, expeditiously, preferably within three weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him, in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner.
7. Till decision is taken on the representation of the petitioner, he shall not be compelled to join at the promoted post. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 13.2.2025 RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench