MOHAN RAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) 1.Heard Sri A.N. Rai for the petitioner and Sri J.N. Maurya, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents 1 and 2.

(2.) THE petitioner Mohan Ram has preferred this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay his salary from the date he has joined his duties pursuant to the appointment letter and, thereafter, to continue to pay salary periodically.

(3.) THEREAFTER, this matter was listed on 5.12.2008, 9.1.2009, 27.2.2009, 6.3.2009, but on every occasion, indulgence was sought by learned Standing Counsel by asking for time. Today, when the matter was taken up, Sri J.N. Maurya, learned Standing Counsel informed this Court that despite of his several letters sent to the authorities concerned including Sri Umesh Kumar Tripathi, he has not received any response till date and he referred to the dates of his letters as 12.9.2008, 6.12.2008, 12.1.1009, 27.2.2009 and 6.3.2009. He informed that the letter dated 27.2.2009 was communicated by fax dated 4.3.2009 to the authorities concerned. In these circumstances, this Court has no option but to proceed to consider the matter on merits besides the conduct of the respondents in showing such disregard to the orders of this Court.