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2023 Supreme(Del) 2897
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Suresh Kumar Kait, Neena Bansal Krishna, JJ.
Shahsi Kant Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India & Ors. – Respondents
W.P.(C) 1816 of 2023
Decided On : 13-02-2023
Important Points
Subject
Employment Law - Dispute Resolution
Headnote
Petition - Employment Dispute - The court directed the respondents to decide the representations filed by the petitioner within four weeks and communicate the decision with a reasoned order.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner sought to re-join his services with the SSB and requested the respondents to decide his representations, which had not been decided till date.
Finding of the Court:
The court directed the respondents to decide the representations within four weeks and communicate the decision with a reasoned order.
Issues: Delay in deciding the petitioner's representations.
Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the need for timely decision-making on the petitioner's representations and directed the respondents to do so within a specified timeframe.
Final Decision: The court disposed of the petition and allowed the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum if aggrieved by the decision of the respondents on his representations.
Mr.Raghunath Pathak & Ms.Shweta Priya, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Mr.Jaswinder Singh, Advocate, Sh.Hemendra Singh, Deputy Commandant (Law) BSF, for the Respondents.
JUDGMENT (Oral)
1. Vide the present petition, petitioner prays as under: a. To direct the respondents allow the petitioner to re-join his services with the SSB with immediate effect and consider him to have joined the forces on the date of his reporting to 14th Battalion on 06.09.2022. b. To direct the respondents to decide the representation made by the petitioner dated 17.10.2022.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that for the aforesaid relief(s), petitioner made representations dated 06.09.2022 and 17.10.2022, however, till date, the said representations have not been decided by the respondents.
3. Learned counsel for the respondents, who is appearing on advance notice, has assured this Court that the representations mentioned above shall be decided within four weeks.
4. In view of above, we hereby direct the respondents to decide the abovementioned representations filed by the petitioner within four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner within one week thereafter with reasoned order.
5. With the aforesaid directions, the present petition is disposed of.
6. Needless to say, if the petitioner feels aggrieved by the decision of the respondents on his representations, he may approach the appropriate forum.
