Rajdeep Singh v. The Punjab Agro Industries Corporation And Another

CWP No.19760 of 2024 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.19760 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.08.2024 Rajdeep Singh ....Petitioner

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The Punjab Agro Industries Corporation and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Tahaf Bains, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, for quashing the impugned order dated 14.03.2024 (Annexure P-2), passed by respondent No.1 whereby without considering the petitioner his junior Kuldeep Singh i.e. respondent No.2 has been promoted to the post of Junior Store Keeper. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought for directing respondent No.1 to consider and promote the petitioner to the post of Junior Store Keeper w.e.f. 14.03.2024 and place him at appropriate place of seniority above his junior and grant him all consequential and monetary benefits on account of promotion w.e.f. 14.03.2024 and to decide the legal notice dated 12.04.2024 (Annexure P-3) filed by the petitioner by passing a speaking order.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.08.14 18:39 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.19760 of 2024 (O&M) 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding legal notice dated 12.04.2024 (Annexure P-3). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Notice of motion.

4.

Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate and Mr. Lalit Goyal, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1 and has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

6.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide legal notice dated 12.04.2024 (Annexure P-3), submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order, after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner, preferably within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 14.08.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.08.14 18:39 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh