The Union Of India And ORS v. Ganesh Narayan Jha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13452 of 2015 ===========================================================

1. The Union of India through the D.G. - Cum - Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi

2. The Chief Post Master General, Bihar Circle, Patna

3. The Director Accounts ( Postal ), Patna GPO Complex, Patna

4. The Post Master General, Northern Region, Muzaffarpur

5. The Superintendent of Post Offices, Purnea Division, Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

Ganesh Narayan Jha, Son of Late Pratap Narayan Jha, Resident of Mohalla - Kali Bazar, Ward No. 13, Araria, District - Araria .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, ASG For the Respondent/s : Mr. Hemant Kumar Karan, Adv. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) Date: 03-10-2017 Heard learned Assistant Solicitor General for the Union of India and learned counsel for the sole private respondent. Perused the order of the Tribunal dated 03.01.2014 passed in O.A. 249 of 2013. If the petitioners have not been able to maintain the calendar in terms of the Tribunal's direction, this Court will not extend the time by interfering with the order specially when the enquiry, which was initiated in the year 2004 and completed in the year 2012, has not attained finality till 2017. If further time was required, the same should have been prayed before the Tribunal not before this Court.

Patna High Court CWJC No.13452 of 2015 dt.03-10-2017 Writ is dismissed.

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