Rana Ravindra Singh and 4 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Rural Engineering Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12359 of 2024 Petitioner :- Rana Ravindra Singh And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Rural Engineering Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Pandey,Ankit Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents.

¶2It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioners that petitioners were appointed as work charge employees on the post of Grade-3 and Grade - 4 of on various dates in year 1984 and 1990 and have subsequently been regularized. They were thereafter promoted from the post of Junior Assistant to Senior Assistant and have also become permanent in 2013.

¶3The grievance raised by the petitioners in the present case is with regard to counting of their work charge services for the purposes of service benefits and pension rendered in the establishment before their regularization.

¶4It has been submitted that in this regard a Five Member Committee was appointed which has also submitted its recommendation on 29.02.2024 that similar benefit is to be extended to the petitioners.

¶5After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case respondent No. 1 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioners expeditiously.

¶6Considering the fact that even the recommendation of the Committee has been forwarded to the State Government for approval by the respondent No. 2, liberty is granted to petitioners to move a fresh representation before respondent No. 2 for counting of services rendered prior to their regularisation for the purpose of pension within two weeks from today and in case such a representation is made, respondent No. 2 shall consider and decide the same expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks thereafter in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioners. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 19.12.2024/Ravi/ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench