SHIV SHAMBHU v. DIRECTOR, PRINTING AND STATIONARY, PRAYAGRAJ.
WRIA/2364/2025 · 2025-02-23
Ajit Kumar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26701 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2364 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shiv Shambhu Respondent :- Director, Printing And Stationary, Prayagraj. Counsel for Petitioner :- Anoop Kumar Dubey,Brijesh Kumar Srivastava,Surabhi Chandra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Present petition has been filed seeking following relief:-
"A). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authority to fix the salary of the petitioners in pay-scale of Rs.1200-1800 from the date of their promotion on the post of Compositor. B) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authority to grant promotional pay-scale to the petitioners after completion of 8, 14, 19 years of satisfactory service. Petitioner has also prayed for interest for delay in payment @18%."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that for redressal of his grievance, petitioner has filed representation dated 03.10.2024 before respondent, but till date no decision has been taken. It is accordingly prayed that a direction may be issued to respondent to decide the aforesaid representation within a stipulated time as certain petitions of identically placed petitioners have been
disposed of like the one being Writ-A No.1876 of 2024 on 07.02.2025, copy of which has been placed before this Court.
4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in the event direction is issued for disposal of the representation of petitioner in accordance with law.
5. In view of the given facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent to the concerned competent respondents to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 03.10.2024, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a maximum period of eight weeks from the date of submission of certified copy of this
order.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merits. It is left open for the concerned respondent to pass order after considering the relevant Rules as well as facts of the case.
Order Date :- 24.2.2025 S.A. Digitally signed by :- SALMAN AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad