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Judgment
Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Patna Municipal Corporation.
The petitioner has filed the present writ petition for the following relief/s :-
“a)For a direction upon the Respondents to pay the entire salary and other consequential benefits since September, 2018 which is not being paid only for the reasons Last pay Certificate was not issued from the previous place of posting of the direction upon the Petitioner for which the Petitioner is not responsible in any manner whatsoever.
b)For a direction upon the Respondents to make payment of salary and other consequential benefits to the Petitioner regularly.
c)To pass any other order/orders in shape of a consequential relief to which the Petitioner may be found to be legally entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the instant case at hand.”
Learned counsel for the respondent-Patna Municipal Corporation has raised a preliminary objection, submitting that the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus without first submitting any representation before the authority concerned for redressal of his grievances and has directly approached this Court.
In the aforesaid background, the petitioner is directed to file a representation before Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, along with a copy of this order, within a period of 30 days from today, raising all the grievances urged in the present writ petition. Upon receipt of such representation, the said respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order, after affording an adequate opportunity of hearing to the petitioner within 90 days from the date of its filing.
It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case, and the authority concerned shall decide the representation independently, strictly in accordance with law.
With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.