High Court Of ChhattisgarhCONT/272/2019disposed off

Santosh Singh Rajput v. Anil Rai

2019-08-20Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CONT No. 272 of 2019

1. Santosh Singh Rajput, S/o Late Shri Chamru Singh Rajput, Aged About 55 Years, Posted As Sub - Engineer, Public Works Department, Division Mungeli, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh ----Applicant

Versus

1. Anil Rai, Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, District :Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. D. K. Agrawal, Engineer-In-Chief, Public Works Department, North Block, Sector-9, Nirman Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Applicant :

Mr. Anoop Majumdar, Advocate.

For Respondent :

Mr. Sunil Otwani, Advocate :

adfasf Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 20.08.2019

1. The counsel for the respondents entering appearance submits that the directive given by this Court was to consider the case of the petitioner/applicant in the light of the benefit extended to one Shri Gokaran Singh.

2. The respondents submits that the State Government had constituted a committee to scrutinize the case and in due course found that the benefit extended to Gokaran Singh itself was found erroneous and they have taken a decision to withdraw the same in a meeting held on 12.07.2019. The intimation of which was sent vide covering memo dated 02.08.2019, inadvertently mentioned as 02.08.2018.

-23. At this juncture, the counsel for the applicant submits that so far as the intimation in this regard has not been given to the petitioner/applicant, whereby it has been informed that the petitioner/applicant would not be entitled for the benefit in the light of withdrawal of the benefit extended to Gokaran Singh, so as to enable the petitioner/applicant to challenge the same.

4. The counsel for the respondents undertakes the necessary order in this regard would be issued within a period of 3 weeks.

5. Given the said submission by the counsel for the respondents, reserving the right of the petitioner/applicant to challenge the subsequent decision taken by the State Government.

6. The present Contempt Petition as such stands disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rahul