SONI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY./ ADDL. CHIEF SECY. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/15055/2025 · 2025-12-19
Manish Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 15055 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned state counsel for opposite parties 1, 3, and 4 and Mr. Mohit Chandra Advocate holding brief on behalf of Mr. Puneet Chandra learned counsel for opposite party No.2.
2. Petition has been filed seeking the following prayers:-
"(I) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding to the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to join the petitioner of the post of Staff Nurse to Uttar Pradesh National Health Mission in District Shrawasti expeditiously within stipulated period in the ends of justice."
3. However learned counsel for opposite parties have drawn attention to the offer of appointment letter dated 14th August 2022 to submit that actual appointment of petitioner was valid only up till 31st March 2023 and therefore the aforesaid term having already expired, the petition in fact is infructuous.
4. Learned counsel for petitioner has not been able to indicate as to whether contractual appointment was continued after 31st March 2023 or a fresh contract was entered into between the petitioner and opposite parties.
5. In view of condition 4 indicated in the offer letter dated 14st August 2022 (annexure No.3 to the writ petition), it is evident that the contractual period of appointment of petitioner has already expired on 31st March, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Onkar Nath Tiwari, Sandeep Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Puneet Chandra Soni .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy./ Addl. Chief Secy. Medical And Health Services Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
2023. The petition therefore is infructuous with regard to prayer so made and is accordingly dismissed at the admission stage itself. Parties to bear their own costs. December 19, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 15055 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench