Uddhav Ram Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1158 of 2020 • Uddhav Ram Sahu S/o Harishchandra Sahu Aged About 63 Years Retired Time Keeper At Public Work Department, Municpal Corporation Durg Resident Behind Chandrashekhar School, Panchsheel Nagar, Ward No. 1, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh
2. Director Urban Administration And Development Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh
3. Commissioner Municipal Corporation Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri N.S. Dhurandhar, Advocate For Respondents/ State :
Shri Neeraj Pradhan, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 24.02.2020 Heard.
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was imposed with a punishment of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect by Commissioner Municipal Corporation Durg (Respondent No. 3). It is stated that against such inflictment of punishment the petitioner has preferred a Departmental Appeal before Respondent No. 2 (Annexure P-4). The only prayer made by the petitioner is that Respondent No. 2 may be directed to decide the departmental appeal within reasonable time.
2. Perusal of Annexure P-4, would show that the reference is made to the Director Urban Administration against the order of punishment inflicted. In the prayer it is stated that the petitioner have not been given proper opportunity of hearing and other grounds have been raised.
3. Considering the same, though Annexure P-4 is filed the petitioner is given liberty to make a fresh constituted appeal to Respondent No.2 within a period of 3 weeks from today, in such case if the appeal is filed before Respondent No. 2, the same shall be decided within a further period of 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner is given liberty to attach a copy of Annexure P-4 along with such appeal to raise additional grounds therein.
4. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Jyoti