Patna High CourtCWJC/13047/2015disposed

Dayanand Tiwari v. The Chairman Food Corporation Of India And ORS

2015-08-21Mr. Justice Mihir Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13047 of 2015 ====================================================== Dayanand Tiwari, Son of Bindeshwar Tiwari, resident of VillageKamarganj, P.S.- Sultanganj, Dsitrict- Bhagalpur (Bihar), Presently residing at New Vikramshila Colony, Tilka Manjhi, Bhagalpur, P.S. and P.OBhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The Chairman Food Corporation of India 16/20 Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi-110001.

2. The Managing Director (F.C.I. Hq) 16/20 Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi-110001.

3. The Executive Director (East) F.C.I. 10A Middleton Row, Kolkata-71

4. The General Manager (R) Food Corporation of India, 6, Royal Street, Kolkata-16

5. The Area Manager, F.C.I. C.S.D. Dabgram Complex, Siliguri 734004.

6. The General Manager, F.C.I. Arunachal Building, Exhibition Road, Patna-1.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nagendra Dubey, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prabhakar Tekriwal, Advocate.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT 21-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is given to the appellate authority that his pending appeal against the order of punishment dated 09.09.2014 is disposed of within a fixed time frame.

3. Mr. Prabhakar Tekriwal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Food Corporation of India, on the other hand, has explained that since a detailed representation of the petitioner by way of appeal against the order of punishment has been filed only

Patna High Court CWJC No.13047 of 2015 (2) dt.21-08-2015 2/2 on 02.06.2015 and, therefore, the petitioner should have at least some more patience in getting his appeal disposed of.

4. In the considered opinion of this Court, if the appeal of the petitioner is statutory appeal against the order of punishment, the same must be disposed of expeditiously and/or preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ application is disposed of.

(Mihir Kumar Jha, J) Sujit/- U