SWP/2697/2018 of JAVAID IQBAL Vs STATE TH. SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT. AND ORS. on 31 December 2018

HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AT JAMMU

Suppl. List S. No.-77

SWP No. 2697/2018 (O & M)

Date of order: 31.12.2018

Javid Iqbal.

Vs.

State of J&K & ors.

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge Appearance:For the Petitioner (s) : For the Respondent(s) :

Mr. S. S. Ahmed, Advocate. : Mr. Raman Sharma, DyAG.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was selected as a Member of Child Welfare Committee, District Poonch vide order dated 07.02.2018. He joined on 26.02.2018 within the time permitted. Initially, there was no facility available at District Poonch, hence no work. When the Committee started functioning, the petitioner had been requesting the Chairperson to allow him to discharge his duties as Member of the Committee but he is not permitting the petitioner. Thereafter, representation was made to Chief Executive Officer/ Mission Director-respondent No.2 through e-mails on June 11, 2018 and September 14, 2018 and lateron on November 09, 2018. However, till date no action has been taken on the representations filed by the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that at this stage he would be satisfied in case respondent No.2 is directed to consider and take decision on the representations made by the petitioner in certain time frame.

Learned counsel for respondent No.1 and 2 does not have any objection to the aforesaid prayer of the petitioner being granted.

After hearing learned counsel for the parties, however, without opining on the merits of the controversy, present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the representation filed by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order. The writ petition is disposed of, accordingly.

(Rajesh Bindal) JudgeJAMMU 31.12.2018 Sunita. Whether the order is speaking : Yes/No Whether the order is reportable : Yes/No.