^-^^ o^- HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP.^No. 1912 of 2008 Petitioner G. D. Kada, S/o Late Shri Nathoo Ram Kada, Aged about 60 Years, Retd. Assistant Director of {ndustries, O/o Directorate of tndustries. Raipur, Residing at: 94 Jawahar Nagar, DURG (Chhattisgarh). State of Chhattisgarh, Through: The Secretary, Deptt Of Commerce & Industries. D.K.S. Bhawan. Mantralaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). 2. The Dy. Director, Directorate of Industnes, 2nd noor. LIC Buiiding, Pandri, Raipur - 492004 (CG) WRIT PETITOIN UNDER ARTICLE 22^227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Single Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Satish K. Agniliotri, J. Versus Respondents 1. Shri B. P. Rao, Advocate for the petittoner. Shri U. N. S. Deo, Govt. Advocate for the respondents, ORALORDER (Passed on this 318t day of March, 2008) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed on the post of tndustry Inspector on 4.12.1979 and he was posted at Narsinghpur. The petitjoner was, thereafter, promoted on 4.7.1989 as Manager. The petitioner has been stagnating on the post of Manager for more than17years. He (urther submits that since the petitioner has beenstagnating for 17 years, the petitioner is entitled to get the first kramonnaB after comptetion of 12 years of service in the llght of the circutar dated 28.7.2007 (Annexure P/4) read with the drculars dated 24A.2WS5 and 17.3.1999/19.4.1999. ____— tg) 3. In support of his submission, teamed counsel appearing for the petitioner strongly relied on a decision of Hon'ble the Suprerfie Court in the matter of State of Trtpura and olhers Vs. K.K.Roy (2004 SCW 1) and judgment and order dated 15.1 ^008 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 5995/2006 (Arjun Sing Thakur Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh and others), wherein, the question for grant of first and second kramonnati was under consideration. Hon'ble the Supreme Court observed as under: "7. We are, thus, oftheopinion that the respondent herdn is at least entitled to grant of two higher grades, one upon expiry of the perSod of 12 years from the date of his jotning of the service and the other upon expiry of 24 years thereof" 4. The petitioner has already fited a representation on 3.4.2007 (Annexure P/5). Leamed counsel appearing for the pefitioner submits that the petitioner be pennitted to pursue his representation in the Jight of the dedsions in the matter of State of Tripura (supra) and Arjun Sing Thakur (supra). 5. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the above drculars and dedsions, as expeditiously, as possibte. 6. (n vjew of the foregoing, this petttion stands dlsposed of. No order asto costs. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge Thakur