P.K. Sharma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 7278 of 2018 • P.K. Sharma aged about 55 years, S/o Late Shri Harnarayan Sharma, Working as Sub-Engineer, Water Resource Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, Currently Posted at Maniyari, R/o C/o Panchram Patle, Pattargadi, Tehsil Pathariya, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Office of Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan, Civil Lines, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Mayank Kumar, Advocate For State :

Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 26.11.2018 1.

The grievance of the petitioner in the instant Writ Petition is that the petitioner who is working as Sub-Engineer and has experience of more than 30 years of service on the same post has been denied the benefit of one time promotion scheme floated by the State Government whereby the respondents had taken a policy decision as one time measure to promote all these Sub-Engineer (Civil) as an Assistant Engineer (Civil) on their completion of 30 years of service.

2.

According to the counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has already completed 30 years of service, yet the name of the petitioner was not

reflected in the promotion order Annexure-P/3 dated 05.10.2018. 3.

Given the said submission so also taking note of the pleadings in the Writ Petition that still there are more than 177 posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil) lying vacant and the petitioner also has made a detailed representation in this regard to respondent No. 2 vide Annexure P/4, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would meet if the respondent No.2 is directed to take a decision on the representation made by the petitioner at the earliest preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order keeping in view the order of the State Government dated 03.08.2018 for promotion.

4.

The Writ Petition accordingly stands disposed off. Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge vatti