[2025:RJ-JP:44390] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16755/2025 Lalit Kumar S/o Shri Hari Ram, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Lohawat, Jodhpur (Raj). ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Assistant Government Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manish Kumar Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rahul Gupta for Mr. B.S. Chabba, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 04/11/2025 1. Mr. Rahul Gupta for Mr. B.S. Chabba, AAG accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. Office is directed to reflect name of Mr. B.S. Chabba, AAG as counsel for respondent. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner is directed to supply a copy of petition to learned counsel for respondents. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner while referring order dated 13.03.2018 in SB CWP No.6261/2017 titled as Hemendra Kumar Vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. submits that without any reason, the petitioner was placed under APO though under Rajasthan Service Rules, respondents are under an obligation not to put anyone under [2025:RJ-JP:44390] (2 of 2) [CW-16755/2025] APO without any reason. He further submits that he will submit a representation but respondents be directed to consider and decide his representation in light of judgment as referred by him. 5. Considered the grievance raised herein, the petitioner is given a liberty to submit a representation to the respondents-Authority within a period of 30 days raising all grounds and the respondents-Authority are directed to decide the representation in light of ratio laid down in case referred hereinabove with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 30 days from date of receipt of representation. After passing the order, the respondents are under an obligation to communicate the decision to the petitioner either by way of speed post or through E-mail, if petitioner has provided E-mail in his representation. If the petitioner is still aggrieved, he has a liberty to approach this Court with fresh petition. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J PREETI VALECHA /58