Dr. Smt. Mamta Singh Sengar v. State Of Chhattisgarh And 4 ORS.

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No.6943 of 2008 Dr. Smt. Mamta Singh Sengar, W/o Dr. R.S. Sengar, aged about 40 years, R/o Baikunthpur, District Koriya (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

2. Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, through Chairman, Shankar Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

3. Under Secretary, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

4. Superintendent of Post Office, Raigarh Division (Chhattisgarh) at Raigarh

5. Sub Post Master, Post Office Baikunthpur, District Koriya (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Atanu Ghosh, Advocate For State/Respondent No.1 :

Shri Prafull N. Bharat, Additional Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Navin Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 22/01/2016 1.

Heard Learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the State. 2.

On the own showing of the Petitioner, her application in response to the advertisement did not reach the authorities before the last date fixed. 3.

The argument of the Petitioner that she is not responsible for postal delay stands squarely answered in (2006) 12 SCC 561 (State of Bihar v. Amarendra Kumar Mishra) that postal delay cannot be considered an explanation to consider grant of relief on sympathy.

4.

Even otherwise the advertisement was made on 28.5.2008 and the last date for submission of the application was 31.7.2008. Quite obviously appointments must have been made by now.

5.

The writ petition therefore has become infructuous. It is disposed. Sd/- (Navin Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Gopal