Patna High CourtCWJC/12924/2015allowed

Anupam Shukla v. The Union Of India And ORS

2017-11-23Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad,Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12924 of 2015 =========================================================== Anupam Shukla son of Devendra Kumar Shukla Resident of 3, Rediging Road, P.S Airport, District Patna at Present Indian forest Service (Probationer), Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy , Dehradun , Uttrakhand,. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Union of India through the secretary Ministry of Environment , Forest & Climate Change, Indira Paravaran Bhagwan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi.

2. The Under Secretary to Government of India, Indira Paravaran Bhawan, 6th, Foor, Prithvi Block Jor Bagh road Aliganj, New Delhi.

3. Course Director 2013-15, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

4. The Secretary, union Public Service commission, New Delhi.3 .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rana Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. S.D Sanjay, Addl.S.G. Mr. Anshay Bahadur Mathur, C.G.C.

For the U.P.S.C. : Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha, 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: 23-11-2017 This writ application will be treated to have become infructuous for two reasons, one, that the necessary amendment in Rule 8(1) of the Indian Forest Service (Probation) Rules, 1968 has been amended, and secondly, because of the interim order of the court, the petitioner participated in the civil services examination and has been successful with exemplary rank in service.

In view of the same, the writ application is

Patna High Court CWJC No.12924 of 2015 dt.23-11-2017 allowed. The impediment which was sought to be created by the Union of India by the Rule, as it existed then, is of no avail now in the changed circumstances.

The impugned order dated 23.07.2015 (Annexure5 to the writ application) stands quashed. The writ application is disposed off.

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