The court directed the administrative authorities to decide a pending representation regarding seniority and appointment dates within a stipulated timeframe of two months.

ORAL ORDER

[1] By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has approached this Court with the following reliefs:

“7.A. This Hon’ble Court may be pleased issue a writ of mandamus or a writ in nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondents to decide the petitioner’s representation dated 20.04.2026 (Annexure I), within a period of two weeks or within such time-bound period as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper; and

B. Pending admission, hearing and final disposal of the present petition, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents not to finalize the provisional seniority list dated 17.04.2026 and / or not to act upon, give effect to or confer any benefit on the basis of the deemed date of appointment of 23.07.2019 assigned therein to the reserved category candidates, insofar as the same operates to the prejudice of the petitioner, until the petitioner’s representation is decided in terms of Prayer (A) above; and

C. For costs; and

D. Such other and further reliefs as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”

[2] Heard learned advocate Mr. I. G. Joshi for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. Ms. Vanita Bharwani for the respondents.

[3] Learned A.G.P. Ms. Vanita Bharwani for the respondents, under instructions, submitted that if direction to decide the representation dated 20^th April 2026 within the stipulated time be issued, then the authority shall decide the same within the time so directed by this Court.

[4] Considering the aforesaid, present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents authorities to decide the representation dated 20^th April 2026 of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of two months.

Direct service is permitted.