CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No. 8510 OF 2006 ---- In the matter of an application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constituted of India. 1. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 27,JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU ROAD, CALCUTTA. …PETITIONERS Versus 1. SRI KAMLA KANT PRASAD, AGED 49 YEARS SON OF SHRI SHITAL SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS GEOLOGIST(JR.) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, PETROLOGY DIVISION, BHU VIGYAN BHAWAN, P.O.LOHIANAGAR, P.S.KANKARBAGH, PATNA 800020, RESIDENT OF 13/5,ANADPURI WEST BORING CANAL ROAD, P.S.SHRIKRISHNAPURI PATNA-1, AT PRESENT C/O R. S. GOYAL, DY.DIRECTOR GENERAL WESTERN REGION, G.S.I. COMPLEX 15-16 JHALANA DEVGIRI JAIPUR-302004. 2. DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINHA, AGED 57 YEARS, SON OF LATE GOVIND PRASAD SINHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS GEOLOGIST(SR.) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, OPERATIONS BIHAR, O.G. DIVISION, BHU-VIGYAN BHAWAN, P.O. LOHIANAGAR P.S. KANKARBAGH, PATNA-800020, RESIDENT OF K-48, P.C. COLONY HANUMAN NAGAR P.O. LOHIANAGAR, P.S.KANKERBAGH, PATNA- 800020. 3. SRI SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH AGED 50 YEARS, SON OF LATE B.L.SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AT GEOLOGIST(SR.) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, OPERATIONS, BIHAR, GEODATE DIVISION, BHU- VIGYAN BHAWAN P.O LOHIANAGAR, P.S. KANKARBAGH, PATNA- 800002, RESIDENT OF BLOCK NO.3 FLAT NO.33(JF-1 TYPE) ROAD NO.10, RAJENDRA NAGAR PATNA 800016, AT PRESENT C/O DR. K.S.MISHRA, DY. DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRAL REGION G.S.I. COMPLEX ,SEMINARY HILLS, NAGPUR 440006. 4. D. HALDAR. 5. E.B. PRASANNAN. 6. E.V.R.PATHASARADHI. 7. A. BHATTACHARJEE. 8. JHARNA BANERJEE. 9. C.V.DEVAPRIYAN. 10. R.L.KASHKARI. 11. R.K.MATHUR 12. ABHIJIT 13. P.C.SRIVASTAVA 14. C.L.HARPAVAT 15. SOKHAR CH.GHOSH 16. S.S.SAHA 17. M.M.SENGUPTA 18. S.N.MITRA 19. T.K.BHATTACHARJEE 20. J.K.LAL 21. V.V.MULAY 22. ANIMESH 23. V.SUBRAMANYAM 24. D.SAMADDAR 25. P.PRABHAKAR ROA 26. U.S.REDDY 27. V.V.RAJU 28. D.R.DAVAY 29. T.K.MALLICK 30. A.N.AGRAWAL 31. P.K.RAHA 32. B.K.RAINA - 2 - 33. C.V.L. NARASIMHAN 34. V.M.K.PURI 35. D.K.BHATT 36. N.K.AGRWAL 37. N.C. BHATTACHARYA 38. F.N.MITRA 39. G.S.SRIVASTAVA 40. A.KRINA MURTHY 41. S.M.DUTTA 42. GOPAL SINGH 43. VINAI KUMAR 44. E.A. KHAN 45. ARINDAM GUPTA 46. C.BISWAS 47. K.K.SINHA 48. R.C.DAY 49. R.N.SRIVASTAVA 50. A.K.DAS 51. T.S.SANGANERIA 52. RAVI KUMAR 53. KASHI RAM 54. MOHINDRA SINGH 55. SUMIT KUMAR RAY 56. L.S.SURYANARAYANAN 57. N.K.SINHA 58. MRINAL KANTI 59. N.K.JANA 60. R.Z. SHARAN 61. T.M.GANESHAN 62. J.L.NARANG 63. J.K.MAHAJAN 64. K.G.BHASKAR 65. V.BALASUBRAAMNIAN 66. D.VASUDEVAN 67. K.GOPALKRISHNAN 68. SUSANTKR.MITRA 69. M.N.SHUKLA 70. R.N.VERMA. 71. B.B.MULLICK 72. LOBIN SANGMA 73. S.D. PAWAR 74. BIJAN KUMAR SAHA 75. D.K.BANERJEE. 76. N.K.KAUL 77. BALMIKI PRASAD 78. BHASKAR KANTI DAS 79. U.K.BASSI. 80. T.L.RAMKRISHNA 81. AMARJYOTI CHOUDHARY 82. K.GOPINATH 83. T.V.RAMCHANDRAN 84. R.K.CHATTURVEDI 85. S.BASU CHODHARY 86. S.C.KANAUGE 87. AMIT MUKHERJEE 88. B.P.CHATTERJEE 89. CHINMAY 90. SANKAR MAJUMDAR 91. K.C.PRASRA 92. ANIL KUMAR 93. P.C.BAKLIWAL 94. APURBA KUMAR 95. SAMARJIT PASAYAT 96. V.K.KAUSHIWAL 97. ARUP KUMAR 98. SURINDER KUMAR - 3 - 99. M.S.RAO 100. P.BALSKRISHNAN 101. P.K.YADAV 102. SURINDER NATH VERMA 103. K.MUTHRAMAN 104. M.R.MADHAVA RAO 105. SUBHASHIN SENGUPTA 106. T.A.SELVANT 107. SUJIT KUMAR 108. BIJAN KUMAR 109. MANGALA PRASAD 110. BASUDEO SENGUPTA 111. TAPESHA CHANDRA 112. M.MANIKANTA NAIR 113. AJIT KUMAR 114. SIBHAN KUMAR 115. R.SRINIVASAN 116. KIRAN SHANKAR MISHRA 117. D.K.ROY 118. J.K.VAID 119. L.N.JANARDANA RAO 120. PREM NARAIN SINGH 121. INDRANIL ROY 122. V.K.SHARMA 123. V.VENKATESHWAR ROY 124. V.BALACHANDRAN 125. G.C.SATYANARAYANA 126. S.BADRINARAYANAN 127. L.N.AGARWAL 128. LEELA D.GAIKWAD 129. S.B.CHAKRAVARTY 130. V.K.AGARWAL 131. P.C.RAJ 132. S.K.SRIVASTAVA 133. SISIR KUMAR 134. K.K.RAJU 135. A.K.PAL 136. V.G.,SRIVASTAVA 137. M.K.DHARA 138. P.CHAKARBARTY 139. PRABIR KR. BASU 140. R.S.JESANY 141. S.C.DAS GUPTA 142. S.N.TARAFDER 143. ASIT KR. GHOSWAL 144. MURARI MOHAN 145. A.V.RAMAMURTHY 146. A.K.MISHRA 147. V.P.MISHRA 148. K.B.RAINA 149. S.N.BANDOUPADHYAY 150. B.K.BHARTTARCHYA 151. RASIK RABINDRA 152. K.C.PAL 153. N.P.RANGARAO 154. R.P.MAITI 155. B.CHAKARVERTTY 156. C.S.RAO 157. N.B.BHATTARCHARGJEE 158. SAMIR KUMAR PAUL 159. P.K.GUHA 160. G.BRAMAN 161. S.C.PATHAK 162. P.T.SINHA ROY 163. K. P.VIDYADHARAN 164. A.S.BANERJEE - 4 - 165. S.K.SHOMI 166. KULDEEP SINGH 167. R.S.GOAL 168. R.K.CHAKARBERTTY 169. N.C.CHAKRBERTTY 170. B.L.KAUL 171. J.L.WAZA 172. N.K.SONI 173. B.L.NARASAIYA 174. K.J.RAJAN 175. N.K.DUTTA 176. M.R.SHAHA 177. B.S.ANDOTRA 178. ABHINBA ROY 179. SUBHARANDANDA MISHRA 180. BIMAL KR. BANDOUPADHYAY 181. G.S.MURTHY 182. GAUTAM MUKHOUPADHYAYA 183. S.D.BHALERAO 184. RAVINDRA KR. SINGH 185. M.SENTHIAPPAN 186. PRABHAT KR. SINHA 187. AUTAR KRISHNA TRICHAL 188. R.P.SINGH PAHUJA 189. B.K.NAGARAJA RAO 190. SAURABH ROY 191. S.DUTTA GUPTA 192. TRITHANKAR DASGUPTA 193. UTTAM KUMAR ROY, ALL ADDRESS OF RESPONDENT NO.4 TO 193 C/O DIRECTOR GENERAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 27, J.L. NEHRU ROAD CALCUTTA- 700016 …PROFORMA RESPONDENTS. 194. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, PATNA THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR. …RESPONDENT ------ For the Petitioners/Union of India: M/s Raghib Ahsan(ASG) : Sanjay Kr. Pandey For the Respondents: : None P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR KUMAR KATRIAR & THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL *** S. K. Katriar & K.K. Mandal,JJ This writ petition is directed against the order dated 15.7.2004 (Annexure-1), passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna, in O.A.No.483/96/M.A.No.234/04 (Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Sinha & Ors. Vs. Union of India), whereby the original application has been allowed and the respondent authorities (the petitioners herein), have been directed to consider the case of Dr. Kamla - 5 - Kant Prasad Singh for the post of Director (Geology). 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears to us that Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Sinha, Dr. Kamla Kant Prasad Singh, and Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh, the three original applicants, had preferred the application before the Tribunal raising a grievance that they have not been considered for promotion to the post of Director (Geology). Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Sinha died, and Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh was promoted, both events during the pendency of the proceedings. In that view of the matter, the case of Kamla Kant Prasad Singh, the respondent herein, alone survives for consideration. It appears to us on perusal of the materials on record that the cases of Kamla Kant Prasaad Singh along with Satyendra Kumar Singh, the respondents herein, were considered but the former was not found fit for promotion because of pendency of a criminal case against him. Secondly, he had not been given the scale and post of senior Geologist, as a result of which Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh had stolen a march on him. We are, therefore, of the view that the Tribunal has erred in passing the impugned order. 3. In the result, we allow this writ petition, and set aside the impugned order dated 15.7.2004, (Annexure-1). In the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. ( S. K. Katriar ) ( Kishore K. Mandal ) Patna High Court Dated 8th day of February, 2010 HR/NAFR