Sunil Kumar Goswami v. The Union Of India And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11052 of 2018 ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Goswami Son of Late Mahadeo Goswami, Resident of Village and Post Office- Janidih, Police Station- Ghogha, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union Of India 2.

The Post Master General, Government of India, New Delhi. 3.

The Post Master General of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Post Master General, Eastern Zone, Patna. 5.

The Chief Post Master, Patna G.P.O., Patna.

6.

The Chief Post Master, Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur. 7.

The Superintendent of Post Officer, Bhagalpur Division, District- Bhagalpur. 8.

The Post Master/Deputy Post Master/Incharge Officer of Ghogha Post Officer, District- Bhagalpur.

9.

The Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 10.

The Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of India, New Delhi. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar Thakur, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.D Sanjay Addl. Soc. Gen.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 The petition filed on 18.6.2018 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief/s:

Patna High Court CWJC No.11052 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/3 "For issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/s commanding the respondents for an enquiry into the embezzlement and financial forgery at Ghogha Post office.

For directing the Central Vigilance Commissioner Respondent No.9 to undertake the task of enquiry and investigation in the embezzlement and financial forgery took place at Ghogha Post under Postal Division, Bhagalpur."

After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in

Patna High Court CWJC No.11052 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 3/3 accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) K.C.Jha/- U