ABHAY KUMAR TIWARI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPTT. GOVT. OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
WRIA/14208/2025 · 2025-12-10
Shree Prakash Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14208 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. G.K. Singh, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Jogendra Nath Verma, learned counsel for the respondent no.2. Present petition has been filed with the following reliefs:-
"(a) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to consider promotion of the petitioners to the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) as against the available vacancies of Junior Engineer under promotion quota within the time prescribed by this Hon'ble Court.
(b) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to direct the opposite party no.2 to consider the claim of the petitioners purporting to promotion to the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) under sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 of the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation and Water Resources Department Junior Engineer Service Rules, 2015 in the light of report submitted by the Committee on 25.06.2024 as contained in Annexure no. 16."
Learned counsel for the petitioner, after argument at length, submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court is pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move fresh representation before the respondent no.2 within fifteen days and direct the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the same in accordance with law, within stipulated Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shambhoo Sharan Lal Srivastava, Ashish Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Jogendra Nath Verma Abhay Kumar Tiwari And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Irrigation And Water Resources Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. And Another .....Respondent(s)
period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsels for the respondents have no objection to the submission aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into merits of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to move fresh representation before the respondent no.2/the Chairman and Administrator, Greater Sharda Sahayak Samadesh, Area Development Project, 23 C, Gokhle Marg, U.P. Lucknow within fifteen days and in case such representation is moved, the respondent no.2 is
directed to consider and decide the same in accordance with law, within further period of six weeks. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. December 10, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 14208 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench