SURESH KUMAR KAIT, NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
Rahul Dayaram Bhashakar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT (oral)
CM APPL. 10961/2023 (exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. The application is accordingly disposed of.
W.P.(C) 2845/2023
3. Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks directions to respondent no.2 to re-fix the correct seniority of the petitioner in the rank of Inspector/GD at par with his batch-mate respondent no.3. Further seeks directions to correct the seniority of the petitioner in the rank of Assistant Commandant with consequential benefits.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that for the aforesaid relief(s), petitioner made representation dated NIL to Director General/CRPF which is annexed with the present petition as Annexure P-10, however, till date, the said representation has not been decided by the respondents.
5. In view of above, we hereby direct the competent authority/DG(CRPF) to decide the abovementioned representation filed by the petitioner within eight weeks from today and communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner in writing within one week thereafter with a reasoned order.
6. With the aforesaid directions, the present petition is disposed of.
7. Needless to say, if the petitioner feels aggr
Timely adjudication of representation seeking refixation of seniority.
The court emphasized the importance of timely decision-making by the respondents in response to the petitioner's representation.
Employees are entitled to timely resolution of representations regarding service benefits, and failure to respond allows for judicial intervention to ensure compliance.
Settled seniority in government services, once established, cannot be disturbed after lengthy acceptance of terms and delay in seeking redress.
The court emphasized the importance of reconsidering the petitioner's representation in view of a previous judgment and communicating the decision with a reasoned order.
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