Advocates:
['PD NAIR', '', 'J KALITA', 'G ALAM', 'B DEB', 'S BHATTACHARJEE', 'P BHATTACHARJEE', 'B Kharwanlang', '', 'K PAUL', 'R PAUL', 'P SHOME', 'S THAPA']

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Serial No.12

Regular List

HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA

AT SHILLONG

WP (C) No.145/2016

Date of Order: 24.04.2019

Shri Rajib Kumar Sarkar Vs. Union of India & ors

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, Chief Justice

Appearance:

For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. B Deb, Adv

For the Respondent(s)

: Mr. K Paul, CGC

i)

Whether approved for reporting in

Yes

Law journals etc.:

ii)

Whether approved for publication

in press:

No

1.

Petitioner by medium of this petition prays for quashing the letter

No.I.17033/13/ACR-Sec/2015/290 dated 11.12.2015 issued from

Mahanideshalaya Assam Rifles Directorate General Assam Rifles,

Shillong-793011 with a further prayer to direct the respondents to

consider him for promotion to the post of Subedar (Cipher).

2.

Admitted position as emerged from the records is that the

petitioner was appointed as Rfn/ORL on 12.05.1989, was remustered as

Havildar (Cipher) w.e.f. 24.11.1994 consequently, promoted to the rank

of Naib Subedar w.e.f. 01.01.2008.

3.

Petitioner as Naib Subedar (Cipher) had completed five year