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2019 Supreme(All) 2024

SUNEET KUMAR
Moti Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Rajesh Singh and Bhartendu Pathak

JUDGMENT :

Suneet Kumar, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The writ petition is being decided, on consent, without calling for counter-affidavit.

3. Petitioner claims to have been appointed Bandi Rakshak in January 1980 at District Jail, Deoria. It is contended that he continued until November 1985, thereafter, on oral information to the Authorities that his mother is ill, he proceeded on leave and thereafter never returned on duty.

It appears, thereafter, he filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (R.T.I. Act), seeking information regarding his services rendered with the respondent-Jail Authorities. In the information furnished by the Appellate Authority under the R.T.I. Act, it is noted that service record of the applicant is not available as the matter has been raised after 33 years, the attendance register from October 1980 to February 1981 is the only record available.

4. In the backdrop of the information received under the R. T.I. Act, petitioner seeks following relief:

    "to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to the respondent authority to consider the claim of the petitioner and grant with all consequential benefi

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