Sugan Chandra Gupta v. Board Of Directors

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAJASHEKER REDDY WRIT PETITION No.35428 OF 2016 ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not disposing of the appeals, dated 23.01.2016, of the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he is working as Deputy General Manager (Materials Management) in Central Stores Department of respondent - Company, which is a public sector undertaking. Respondent No.2 has promoted some of the Executives to the post of General Manager, but the petitioner is not granted promotion, though he is working in the present post since 2007, and he was not even furnished with his performance appraisals. However, on a direction given by the appellate authority under Right to Information Act, his performance appraisals were furnished. On receipt of the same, he filed appeals before respondent Nos.1 and 2 on 23.01.2016. Since no action is taken yet for consideration of the appeals and redressal of his grievance, the present Writ Petition is filed.

3. Heard party-in-person and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that a Committee has been constituted and action has been initiated for disposal of the

appeals filed by the petitioner, and eight weeks' time is required for considering the appeals of the petitioner.

5. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to dispose of the appeals of the petitioner, dated 23.01.2016, in accordance with law, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ A. RAJASHEKER REDDY, J October 24, 2016.

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