Rajendra Kumar Singh v. Shri Anup Kumar Shrivastava

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CONT No. 449 of 2016 • Rajendra Kumar Singh S/o Shri Ranjit Singh, Aged About 58 Years Assistant Director, Agriculture, R/o Maharana Pratap Nagar, Tifra, Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Shri Anup Kumar Shrivastava Secretary, Department Of Agricultural, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Shri M.S.Kerketta, Director, Agricultural, Labhandi, P.S. Labhandi, Tahsil & Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :

Mr. Shashi Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 05/10/2016 1.

This contempt petition has been preferred by the petitioner alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 08.01.2016 passed by this Court in WPS No. 202 of 2015.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that till date no decisions has been taken in the matter with regard to identification of post for grant of benefit of reservation.

3.

The order was passed on 08.01.2016. Considering the nature of exercise required to be under taken, Court had not fixed any time limit for decision. However, even if there is no time limitation to decide the case, the respondents are required to take decision within a reasonable time.

4.

Considering that almost 9 months have elapsed since the order was passed by this Court, it is now directed that the policy decisions be taken within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, which is now being passed. 5.

The petition is accordingly disposed off.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Chandra