Badri Lal Chandrakar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3304 of 2017 Badri Lal Chandrakar S/o Chhannoolal Chandrakar, Aged About 55 Years Posted Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Municipal Corporation Raipur, Through The Commissioner, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Anup Majumdar, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Manish Nigam, Panel Lawyer for the State. Shri Pankaj Agrawal, counsel for respondent No.2. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 25/07/2017 At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was absorbed in the services of the Corporation vide order dated 14/05/2015 but his seniority from the initial date of appointment has not been granted. He submits that the similarly situated employee of another Municipal Corporation, Shri K.K.Pandey, Assistant Grade - III filed a petition before this Court registered as WPS No.2892/2015 which was disposed off on 10/08/2015 with a direction to consider his representation.

He submits that thereafter, the Corporation - Birgaon has granted seniority from the initial date of appointment in the Corporation. He submits that the petitioner is praying for similar relief.

law.

In view of above, I am not inclined to keep this matter pending. This petition is accordingly disposed off with a direction to the respondents to consider petitioner's claim of seniority and take decision within an outer limit of 10 weeks. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti