EMELINDA WARJRI v. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND 13 ORS.
Court: High Court of Meghalaya
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE W. DIENGDOH
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High Court of Meghalaya judgment dated 2020-02-24. EMELINDA WARJRI v. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND 13 ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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Serial No. 12 Regular. List HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG WP(C) No. 85 of 2018 Date of Order: 24. 02. 2020 __________________________________________________________________ Smti. Emelinda Warjri Vs. State of Meghalaya & Ors. Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh, Judge Appearance: For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. S. P. Mahanta, Sr. Adv. with Ms. D. Syrti, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. K. P. Bhattacharjee, GA. Learned GA Mr. K. P. Bhattacharjee has submitted that the State-respondent has filed an additional affidavit today. The same is brought-on-record before this Court, referring to the said affidavit at Page-6, ANNEXURE-1, Letter No. th MFE. 46/20/108/19182 dated 16 December, 2019 issued by the Conservator of Forest (HQ), Meghalaya, Shillong addressed to the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Meghalaya, Forests & Environment Department, Shillong.
In effect, the case of the petitioner for regular promotion to the post of UDA in her cadre will be considered by the concerned Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), as and when the same is convened. Learned GA has further submitted that this being the case nothing survives and the matter can be disposed of accordingly. Learned Senior counsel Mr. S. P. Mahanta along with Ms. D. Syrti has submitted that in view of the averments made in the said additional affidavit filed by the State-respondents with special reference to the letter at ANNEXURE-1 of the same, the petitioner is agreeable that she will appear before the DPC as and when called for and to address her further grievance, if any, before the said DPC. Learned Senior Counsel Mr. S. P. Mahanta has no objection this case being disposed of at this stage. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that the assurance of the learned GA Mr. K. P.
Bhattacharjee that the State-respondent will take up the matter of the petitioner at the earliest as far as the DPC is concerned. The grievance of the petitioner is accordingly addressed. This petition is hereby disposed of accordingly in the light of the above. Judge Meghalaya 24. 02. 2020 “Biswarup PS”
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