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2025 DAILYLAW 45437 (ALL)

KANHIYA LAL v. UNION OF INDIA AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/5351/2025 · 2025-04-24

Ajit Kumar

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:64357 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5351 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kanhiya Lal Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard Sri Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.P. Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General of India assisted by Sri Dharmendra Kumar Singh. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for following relief: "I. Issue, writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus commanding the Respondent No.2 i.e. (Competent Authority) to implement/ give effect the Promotion Order dated 27.09.2023 (where name of petitioner is available at S.No. 279 Showing Present Officer 101 RAF Allotted/ Posted to 101 RAF) issued by Central Reserve Police Force DTE-GEN Block No. 1, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi by posting the Petitioner as Sub Inspector (SI) General Duty (GD) in Pay Matrix Level 6 i.e. Rs.35400-112400 forthwith considering the case of Several Juniors who have already been given promotion by posting them as Sub Inspector (SI) General Duty (GD) in Pay Matrix Level 6 i.e. Rs.35400-112400." Sri S.P. Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General submits that petitioner's candidature for promotion has come to be rejected on medical ground. He further submits that petitioner has an alternative efficacious remedy to file departmental appeal against the order of rejection for promotion before the Director General, Rapid Action Force, Central Reserve Police Force, New Delhi, namely respondent No.- 2 and he submits that in the event petitioner prefers an appeal within the period as may be prescribed by this Court, the same may be directed to be decided in accordance with law. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to prefer an appeal before the respondent No.- 2 within a period of four weeks from today and in the event such appeal is preferred, the same shall be considered and disposed of by the appellate authority within a further period of one month by means of a reasoned and speaking order. Order Date :- 25.4.2025 Atmesh Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad