Smt. Mita Dutta v. The Chairman Cum Managing Director Bihar State Power Holding Corporation Ltd. And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15489 of 2014 ====================================================== Smt. Mita Dutta Wife of Late Sushil Kumar Dutta Ex Account Assistant, Electric Supply Division, Forbesganj, resident of Mohalla- Binodpur, Chunagali, P.O. and District Katihar, Pin Code- 854105 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Chairman Cum Managing Director Bihar State Power Holding Corporation Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna- 800021 2.

The Deputy General Manager, Koshi Electric Supply Area, Saharsa 3.

The Deputy General Manager HRD/Adm North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nilesh Kumar Nirala, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Ms. Nivedita Nirvikar, Sr. Advocate :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 13-07-2023 1.

The present petition has been filed seeking the following relief :- "(i) For issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the impugned order under office order no. 3647 dated 20.09.2012 through which the undernoted major punishment has been awarded :- (a) Withholding two increments with cumulative effect.

(b) Censor"

2.

The learned counsel for the respondent- State has submitted that the husband of the petitioner had filed an appeal

Patna High Court CWJC No.15489 of 2014 dt.13-07-2023 2/2 dated 15.10.2012 against the aforesaid punishment order dated 20.09.2012, whereafter the date of hearing was fixed on 02.12.2013 and then on 20.12.2013, however, the husband of the petitioner died on 08.12.2013, hence, the appeal could not be disposed off.

3.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to dispose off the present writ petition with a direction to the appellate authority to consider the appeal of the petitioner, in accordance with law and dispose off the same, by passing a reasoned and a speaking order, within a period of four weeks of receipt/ production of a copy of this order, in case, the same is still pending.

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