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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Suresh Kumar Kait, Saurabh Banerjee, JJ.
Narender Kumar - Appellant
Versus
Union of India - Respondent
W.P.(C) 11920 of 2022
Decided On : 17-08-2022
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| 1. court disposes of the petition and application. (Para 1 , 2 , 7) |
| 2. petitioner seeks to quash office order on compassionate grounds. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. respondents must decide on representation within specified time. (Para 5 , 6) |
CM APPL. 35602/2022 (exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.
2. The application is accordingly disposed of.
W.P.(C) 11920/2022 & CM APPL. 35601/2022 (ad-interim directions)
3. Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks quashing and setting aside of office order dated 22.06.2022 qua the petitioner, whereby the petitioner was relieved from deputation as JRO to report to his parent organization, being not in line with their own policy; directions to the respondents to further extend the deputation tenure of the petitioner as JRO under respondent No.2 for a period of one year (19.07.2022 to 18.07.2023) on compassionate grounds.
4. For the aforesaid relief, petitioner had made a representation dated 14.07.2022 before the respondents, however, till date the said representation has not been decided.
5. In view of above, we hereby direct the respondents to hear and take a final decision on the representation dated 14.07.2022 within one week from today and communicate the decision taken to the petitioner within three days thereafter.
6. Needless to say, if the petitioner still feels aggrieved by the decision to be taken by the respondents on his representation dated 14.07.2022, the petitioner may approach the appropriate forum.
7. With the aforesaid directions, the present petition and pending application stand disposed of.
Timely decision on representations by administrative authorities is essential for ensuring administrative justice, as upheld by the court.
Compassionate appointments must be decided timely by the relevant authorities in accordance with established policy.
Administrative authorities must timely decide on service-related petitions made by their employees, ensuring adherence to procedural fairness.
The court emphasized the importance of timely decision-making on representations for promotion.
The court emphasized that service decisions may consider humanitarian factors, particularly affecting family health situations, as part of public employment policy.
Authorities must decide representations promptly as part of their duty to ensure timely justice.
Procedural compliance is essential during the premature reversion of employees from deputation, necessitating adherence to the three-month notice requirement as outlined in the Office Memorandum.
The court emphasized the importance of passing a reasoned order on the petitioner's representation and providing specific relief to the petitioner.
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