K. P. Shukla, v. State Of Chhattisgarh,

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4379 of 2020 K. P. Shukla, S/o Late Shri Mahadev Shukla, Aged About 59 Years R/o Pariyojana Colony, Baikunthpur, Police Station Baikunthpur, District - Koriya, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Scheduled Caste And Tribe Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Police Station Rakhi, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Commissioner, Tribal And Scheduled Caste Development Department, Block - D, Ground Floor, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Assistant Commissioner, Office Of The Collector (Tribal Development), District - Koriya, Chhattisgarh.

4. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Manendragarh, District - Koriya, Chhattisgarh., ---Respondents For Petitioner :Shri Vivek Kumar Agrawal, Advocate.

For Respondents/State :Smt. Richa Shukla, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 05/11/2020 Heard.

1. Facts as narrated by the petitioner is that initially the petitioner was appointed as LDC in 1983 and he was promoted to the post of UDC in 1987. Subsequently, he was promoted to the post of Accountant in 2007, however

while discharging the job all of a sudden salary in between the period from January, 2019 to September, 2019 has not been released. He refers to communication dated 13/02/2020 written by the Assistant Commissioner (Tribal Development) Koria wherein direction have been made to the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Manendragarh to release salary of the petitioner from January, 2019 to September, 2019. Learned counsel further submits that under the circumstances the petitioner has made a representation to the respondent No.4, CEO and he may be directed to decide the representation in accordance with the direction given by the Assistant Commissioner (Tribal Development) by letter dated 13/02/2020.

2. Considering the prayer made by the petitioner, since prayer has been made to decide the representation and also after perusal of the tenor and the language of letter dated 13/02/2020 (Annexure P-1) addressed by the Assistant Commissioner (Tribal Development) Koria to the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Manendragarh, respondent No.4, Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Manendragarh is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of this order.

3. With such observation, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge gouri