Jayant Dasgupta v. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribucation Company Limited

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 393 of 2019 Jayant Dasgupta S/o Shri S.D. Gupta, Aged About 58 Years, Presently Posted At Duldula, District Jashpur, As Assistant Grade - III, R/o Qtr. No. 895, Hemu Nagar, P.S. Torwa, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---Petitioner

Versus

1. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribucation Company Limited, Through Its Managing Director Dangania, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Chief Engineer CSPDCL, Tifra, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Superintending Engineer, O And M, Circle Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

4. Executive Engineer, O And M Division, CSPDCL, Sakti, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

5. Executive Engineer, O And M Division, CSPDCL, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.

---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Faiz Kazi, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 21/01/2019.

1.

The default pointed out by the registry as of now stands ignored for the moment.

2.

The limited prayer which the petitioner has made through the instant Writ Petition is for a direction to the respondent No. 3 to decide the appeal which the petitioner has preferred.

3.

The facts of the case is that, the petitioner while working as an Assistant Grade-III under the respondents has been inflicted with a punishment of

stoppage of two annual increments with cumulative effect vide order dated 27/10/2015. Against the said order, the petitioner has preferred an appeal to the respondent No. 3 vide appeal dated 10/04/2017. 4.

According to the counsel for the petitioner, the said appeal is till date pending and it has not been decided.

5.

Given the limited prayer, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would meet if the Writ Petition is disposed off with a direction to the respondent No.3 to decide the appeal if it has till date not been decided at the earliest preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6.

It shall be the responsibility of the petitioner to apprise the respondent No.3 so far as the order passed by this Court is concerned. 7.

The Writ Petition accordingly stands disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Sumit JUDGE