High CourtsSingle Bench(2021) 12 UK CK 0291

Gagan Gunwant vs State Of Uttarakhand & Others

Uttarakhand High Court · Decided on 28 December 2021

HON’BLE JUDGES
Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J
RESULT
Disposed Of
CASE NUMBER
Writ Petition (S/S) No. 1654 Of 2021

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15 paragraphs · 281 words

Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J

1.

Petitioner participated in a selection held in 2016 for the post of Assistant Accountant in Department of Finance. According to petitioner,

appointment was denied to him on account of pendency of a criminal case for offences punishable under Sections 147, 342, 353, 447, 427, 504 & 506

I.P.C. and Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to a judgment dated 16.11.2021 rendered by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur,

District Udham Singh Nagar in Criminal Case No. 1461 of 2015. Perusal of the judgment reveals that petitioner, with other accused persons, was

acquitted of all the charges as prosecution could not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that aforesaid judgment rendered by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur, District

Udham Singh Nagar has attained finality and there was no other criminal case pending against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner

further submits that the post of Assistant Accountant in Government Treasury at Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar is still lying vacant, therefore,

petitioner has a right to be considered for appointment against the said vacancy. He further submits that petitioner has made representation which is

pending before District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar.

4.

Having regard to the facts & circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar

to consider and decide petitioner’s representation dated 14.12.2021 (annexed as Annexure No. 9 to the writ petition) as early as possible; but, not

later than ten weeks’ from the date of production of certified copy of this order alongwith copy of representation.