SWP/2696/2018 of MUKESH KUMAR Vs STATE TH.LAW, JUSTICE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND ORS. on 31 December 2018

Conclusion

Regular List Sr. No. 45

HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AT JAMMU

SWP No. 2696/2018 IA No. 1/2018

Date of Order: 31.12.2018 Mukesh Kumar Vs. State of J&K and ors

Coram:

Hon’ble The Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge Appearance: For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. Sachin Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) :

The petitioner in this case was appointed as Steno-Typist in the Judicial Department in the year 2009, wherein he served upto 9[th] of June, 2017. Upon his selection as Junior Scale Stenographer in the Revenue Department, the petitioner submitted a technical resignation which was accepted on 8[th] of June, 2017. It is stated that the last pay certificate was issued to the petitioner by the respondent No. 3 till the month of May, 2017 and the writ petition was instituted for the reason that no pay has been paid to him for the period of nine days i.e. from 1[st] June, 2017 to 9[th] June, 2017.

No representation appears to have been made before the respondents. In this background, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to treat the writ petition as representation and a considered view shall be taken thereon within a period six weeks from today. In case the petitioner is found entitled to the amount claimed, the same shall be paid to him within a period of three weeks thereafter. The decision taken by the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 shall be communicated to the petitioner.

(Tashi Rabstan) (Gita Mittal) Judge Chief Justice Chief Justice