Patna High Court
Union Of India & Anr vs Sri Kamla Kant Prasad & Ors on 8 February, 2010
Author: S.K.Katriar
Bench: Sudhir Kumar Katriar, Kishore Kumar Mandal
CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No. 8510 OF 2006
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In the matter of an application under Articles 226 and 227
of the Constituted of India.
1. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT
OF MINES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW
DELHI.
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
27,JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU ROAD, CALCUTTA.
...PETITIONERS
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1. SRI KAMLA KANT PRASAD, AGED 49 YEARS SON OF SHRI SHITAL
SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS GEOLOGIST(JR.) GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY OF INDIA, PETROLOGY DIVISION, BHU VIGYAN BHAWAN,
P.O.LOHIANAGAR, P.S.KANKARBAGH, PATNA 800020, RESIDENT OF
13/5,ANADPURI WEST BORING CANAL ROAD,
P.S.SHRIKRISHNAPURI PATNA-1, AT PRESENT C/O R. S. GOYAL,
DY.DIRECTOR GENERAL WESTERN REGION, G.S.I. COMPLEX 15-16
JHALANA DEVGIRI JAIPUR-302004.
2. DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINHA, AGED 57 YEARS, SON OF LATE
GOVIND PRASAD SINHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS GEOLOGIST(SR.)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, OPERATIONS BIHAR, O.G.
DIVISION, BHU-VIGYAN BHAWAN, P.O. LOHIANAGAR P.S.
KANKARBAGH, PATNA-800020, RESIDENT OF K-48, P.C. COLONY
HANUMAN NAGAR P.O. LOHIANAGAR, P.S.KANKERBAGH, PATNA-
800020.
3. SRI SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH AGED 50 YEARS, SON OF LATE
B.L.SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AT GEOLOGIST(SR.) GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY OF INDIA, OPERATIONS, BIHAR, GEODATE DIVISION, BHU-
VIGYAN BHAWAN P.O LOHIANAGAR, P.S. KANKARBAGH, PATNA-
800002, RESIDENT OF BLOCK NO.3 FLAT NO.33(JF-1 TYPE) ROAD
NO.10, RAJENDRA NAGAR PATNA 800016, AT PRESENT C/O DR.
K.S.MISHRA, DY. DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRAL REGION G.S.I.
COMPLEX ,SEMINARY HILLS, NAGPUR 440006.
4. D. HALDAR.
5. E.B. PRASANNAN.
6. E.V.R.PATHASARADHI.
7. A. BHATTACHARJEE.
8. JHARNA BANERJEE.
9. C.V.DEVAPRIYAN.
10. R.L.KASHKARI.
11. R.K.MATHUR
12. ABHIJIT
13. P.C.SRIVASTAVA
14. C.L.HARPAVAT
15. SOKHAR CH.GHOSH
16. S.S.SAHA
17. M.M.SENGUPTA
18. S.N.MITRA
19. T.K.BHATTACHARJEE
20. J.K.LAL
21. V.V.MULAY
22. ANIMESH
23. V.SUBRAMANYAM
24. D.SAMADDAR
25. P.PRABHAKAR ROA
26. U.S.REDDY
27. V.V.RAJU
28. D.R.DAVAY
29. T.K.MALLICK
30. A.N.AGRAWAL
31. P.K.RAHA
32. B.K.RAINA
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33. C.V.L. NARASIMHAN
34. V.M.K.PURI
35. D.K.BHATT
36. N.K.AGRWAL
37. N.C. BHATTACHARYA
38. F.N.MITRA
39. G.S.SRIVASTAVA
40. A.KRINA MURTHY
41. S.M.DUTTA
42. GOPAL SINGH
43. VINAI KUMAR
44. E.A. KHAN
45. ARINDAM GUPTA
46. C.BISWAS
47. K.K.SINHA
48. R.C.DAY
49. R.N.SRIVASTAVA
50. A.K.DAS
51. T.S.SANGANERIA
52. RAVI KUMAR
53. KASHI RAM
54. MOHINDRA SINGH
55. SUMIT KUMAR RAY
56. L.S.SURYANARAYANAN
57. N.K.SINHA
58. MRINAL KANTI
59. N.K.JANA
60. R.Z. SHARAN
61. T.M.GANESHAN
62. J.L.NARANG
63. J.K.MAHAJAN
64. K.G.BHASKAR
65. V.BALASUBRAAMNIAN
66. D.VASUDEVAN
67. K.GOPALKRISHNAN
68. SUSANTKR.MITRA
69. M.N.SHUKLA
70. R.N.VERMA.
71. B.B.MULLICK
72. LOBIN SANGMA
73. S.D. PAWAR
74. BIJAN KUMAR SAHA
75. D.K.BANERJEE.
76. N.K.KAUL
77. BALMIKI PRASAD
78. BHASKAR KANTI DAS
79. U.K.BASSI.
80. T.L.RAMKRISHNA
81. AMARJYOTI CHOUDHARY
82. K.GOPINATH
83. T.V.RAMCHANDRAN
84. R.K.CHATTURVEDI
85. S.BASU CHODHARY
86. S.C.KANAUGE
87. AMIT MUKHERJEE
88. B.P.CHATTERJEE
89. CHINMAY
90. SANKAR MAJUMDAR
91. K.C.PRASRA
92. ANIL KUMAR
93. P.C.BAKLIWAL
94. APURBA KUMAR
95. SAMARJIT PASAYAT
96. V.K.KAUSHIWAL
97. ARUP KUMAR
98. SURINDER KUMAR
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99. M.S.RAO
100. P.BALSKRISHNAN
101. P.K.YADAV
102. SURINDER NATH VERMA
103. K.MUTHRAMAN
104. M.R.MADHAVA RAO
105. SUBHASHIN SENGUPTA
106. T.A.SELVANT
107. SUJIT KUMAR
108. BIJAN KUMAR
109. MANGALA PRASAD
110. BASUDEO SENGUPTA
111. TAPESHA CHANDRA
112. M.MANIKANTA NAIR
113. AJIT KUMAR
114. SIBHAN KUMAR
115. R.SRINIVASAN
116. KIRAN SHANKAR MISHRA
117. D.K.ROY
118. J.K.VAID
119. L.N.JANARDANA RAO
120. PREM NARAIN SINGH
121. INDRANIL ROY
122. V.K.SHARMA
123. V.VENKATESHWAR ROY
124. V.BALACHANDRAN
125. G.C.SATYANARAYANA
126. S.BADRINARAYANAN
127. L.N.AGARWAL
128. LEELA D.GAIKWAD
129. S.B.CHAKRAVARTY
130. V.K.AGARWAL
131. P.C.RAJ
132. S.K.SRIVASTAVA
133. SISIR KUMAR
134. K.K.RAJU
135. A.K.PAL
136. V.G.,SRIVASTAVA
137. M.K.DHARA
138. P.CHAKARBARTY
139. PRABIR KR. BASU
140. R.S.JESANY
141. S.C.DAS GUPTA
142. S.N.TARAFDER
143. ASIT KR. GHOSWAL
144. MURARI MOHAN
145. A.V.RAMAMURTHY
146. A.K.MISHRA
147. V.P.MISHRA
148. K.B.RAINA
149. S.N.BANDOUPADHYAY
150. B.K.BHARTTARCHYA
151. RASIK RABINDRA
152. K.C.PAL
153. N.P.RANGARAO
154. R.P.MAITI
155. B.CHAKARVERTTY
156. C.S.RAO
157. N.B.BHATTARCHARGJEE
158. SAMIR KUMAR PAUL
159. P.K.GUHA
160. G.BRAMAN
161. S.C.PATHAK
162. P.T.SINHA ROY
163. K. P.VIDYADHARAN
164. A.S.BANERJEE
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165. S.K.SHOMI
166. KULDEEP SINGH
167. R.S.GOAL
168. R.K.CHAKARBERTTY
169. N.C.CHAKRBERTTY
170. B.L.KAUL
171. J.L.WAZA
172. N.K.SONI
173. B.L.NARASAIYA
174. K.J.RAJAN
175. N.K.DUTTA
176. M.R.SHAHA
177. B.S.ANDOTRA
178. ABHINBA ROY
179. SUBHARANDANDA MISHRA
180. BIMAL KR. BANDOUPADHYAY
181. G.S.MURTHY
182. GAUTAM MUKHOUPADHYAYA
183. S.D.BHALERAO
184. RAVINDRA KR. SINGH
185. M.SENTHIAPPAN
186. PRABHAT KR. SINHA
187. AUTAR KRISHNA TRICHAL
188. R.P.SINGH PAHUJA
189. B.K.NAGARAJA RAO
190. SAURABH ROY
191. S.DUTTA GUPTA
192. TRITHANKAR DASGUPTA
193. UTTAM KUMAR ROY, ALL ADDRESS OF RESPONDENT NO.4 TO 193
C/O DIRECTOR GENERAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 27, J.L.
NEHRU ROAD CALCUTTA- 700016
...PROFORMA RESPONDENTS.
194. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, PATNA THROUGH ITS
REGISTRAR.
...RESPONDENT
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For the Petitioners/Union of India: M/s Raghib Ahsan(ASG)
: Sanjay Kr. Pandey
For the Respondents: : None
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR KUMAR KATRIAR & THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL *** S. K. Katriar This writ petition is directed against the order dated & K.K. Mandal,JJ 15.7.2004 (Annexure-1), passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna, in O.A.No.483/96/M.A.No.234/04 (Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Sinha & Ors. Vs. Union of India), whereby the original application has been allowed and the respondent authorities (the petitioners herein), have been directed to consider the case of Dr. Kamla -5- Kant Prasad Singh for the post of Director (Geology).
2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears to us that Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Sinha, Dr. Kamla Kant Prasad Singh, and Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh, the three original applicants, had preferred the application before the Tribunal raising a grievance that they have not been considered for promotion to the post of Director (Geology). Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Sinha died, and Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh was promoted, both events during the pendency of the proceedings. In that view of the matter, the case of Kamla Kant Prasad Singh, the respondent herein, alone survives for consideration. It appears to us on perusal of the materials on record that the cases of Kamla Kant Prasaad Singh along with Satyendra Kumar Singh, the respondents herein, were considered but the former was not found fit for promotion because of pendency of a criminal case against him. Secondly, he had not been given the scale and post of senior Geologist, as a result of which Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh had stolen a march on him. We are, therefore, of the view that the Tribunal has erred in passing the impugned order.
3. In the result, we allow this writ petition, and set aside the impugned order dated 15.7.2004, (Annexure-1). In the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs.
( S. K. Katriar ) ( Kishore K. Mandal ) Patna High Court Dated 8th day of February, 2010 HR/NAFR