SCA/1588/2002 1/3 JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1588 of 2002 With CIVIL APPLICATION No. 10822 of 2007 In SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1588 of 2002 For Approval and Signature: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.R.BRAHMBHATT ========================================================= 1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2 To be referred to the Reporter or not ? 3 Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ? 4 Whether this case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order made thereunder ? 5 Whether it is to be circulated to the civil judge ? ========================================================= S LAKSHMI RAM - Petitioner Versus O N G C LTD & 1 - Respondents ========================================================= Appearance : MR IS SUPEHIA for Petitioner : 1, RULE SERVED for Respondent : 1, SERVED BY RPAD - for Respondent : 1, MR RAJNI H MEHTA for Respondent : 2, ========================================================= CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.R.BRAHMBHATT Date : 31/08/2007 COMMON ORAL JUDGMENT SCA/1588/2002 2/3 JUDGMENT 1. Shri Supehia, learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record the Office Order dated 22.8.2007 giving predate of promotion to the petitioner to the post of Superintending Engineer (Civil) with effect from 1.1.1998. The said order is taken on record. Shri Supehia submits that the grievances of the petitioner are redressed, however, the Court may issue appropriate direction for according to the petitioner the consequential benefits arising from the predate of the promotion. 2. Shri Mehta, learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that exercise of giving consequential benefits will take sometime as relevant aspects will have to be taken into consideration and he prays that at least 6 months time be granted for completing the exercise. 3. Shri Supehia, learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection if such time is granted. 4. In view of the aforesaid, the main petition being Special Civil Application No. 1588 of 2002 as well as Civil Application No. 10822 of 2007 are hereby disposed of by giving following direction: The respondents are hereby directed to complete the exercise of conferring the consequential benefits upon the petitioner on SCA/1588/2002 3/3 JUDGMENT the basis of the order dated 22.8.2007 within a period of 6 months from the date of the receipt of the writ of this Court. 5. In view of the aforesaid direction, Special Civil Application No. 1588 of 2002 is partly allowed. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. There shall be no order as to costs. 6. In view of the order passed in Special Civil Application No. 1588 of 2002, Civil Application No. 10822 of 2007 does not survive and is disposed of accordingly. 7. Office is directed to sent the writ forthwith. (S.R.BRAHMBHATT, J.) pallav