SANTOSH KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. FOREST. DEPTT. CIVIL SECTT. LKO. AND ANOTHER
WRIA/12853/2025 · 2025-11-04
Manish Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12853 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Mr. Tushar Bhushan, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a direction to State respondents to set aside/quash the oral order of termination dated 01.01.2025, terminating the services of the petitioner on Class IV post. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that petitioner was appointed in June 2020 as a Daily Wager on Group D Class IV post, in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Pallia Kalan, North Sonaripur Range, Lakhimpur Kheri and thereafter from June, 2020 till 31.12.2024, the petitioner discharged his duties on the post of Chara Catter. It has further been submitted that when the petitioner reported for his duty on 01.01.2025 in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Pallia Kalan, Belraya Range, Lakhimpur Kheri, he was not allowed and permitted to discharge his duties and was not allowed to mark his attendance in the attendance register. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Tushar Bhushan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Santosh Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Forest. Deptt. Civil Sectt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s)
4. He further submits that no work is being taken from the petitioner since 01.01.2025 till date, and the petitioner is not being allowed to discharge his duties on Class IV post, even though the petitioner is always willing and ready to discharge his duties on his post but no work is being taken from the petitioner on Class IV. 5. In this regard, it has been submitted that petitioner has given a representation dated 09.10.2025 (Annexure No.2) which is pending consideration and has not been decided so far. 6. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submit that the grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case respondent No. 2 is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner in a time bound manner. 7. Learned Standing Counsel does not object if a direction is issued to respondents for expeditious disposal of the representation preferred by the petitioner. 8.
Accordingly, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 09.10.2025 (Annexure No.2 to the writ petition) expeditiously, say, within a period of six weeks by speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law from the date a copy of this order is produced before him and communicate the decision to the petitioner. November 4, 2025 Subodh/- WRIA No. 12853 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench