NAKAP HINA NABAM Vs. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. T. Tagum, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N. Ratan, learned Additional Advocate General, Arunachal Pradesh, for the State respondents; Mr. T. T. Tara, learned counsel for the respondent No. 4 and Mr. L. Perme, learned counsel for the respondent No. 5.

(2.) By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has sought for setting aside and quashing the Meeting Minutes of the Review Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) dtd. 23/6/2023 (Annexure - 37) also the Meeting Minutes of the DPC dtd. 23/6/2023 (Annexure - 33), Officiating appointment of the respondent No. 4 vide Order dtd. 11/6/2003 (Annexure - 2), Officiating appointment Order of the respondent No. 5 vide Order dtd. 27/2/2004 (Annexure - 3) and the Order dtd. 19/1/2005 (Annexure - 5) by which the Officiating Appointment of the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 have been regularized from the date of sitting of the DPC i.e. 19/1/2005 (F/N). The petitioner has also sought for a direction for giving effect to the Minutes of the DPC dtd. 18/10/2022 (Annexure - 29), by which he and the respondent No. 4 have been found fit to be promoted to the two (2) vacant posts of District Land Revenue and Settlement Officer (DLR&SO). Pending disposal of the writ petition, the petitioner has sought for an interim order for staying/suspension of the DPC Minutes both dtd. 23/6/2023 (Annexure - 37). This Court, while issuing notice of motion on 26/7/2023, had passed an interim order staying the DPC Minutes both dtd. 23/6/2023 and the interim order continues as on today.

(3.) The case of the petitioner in brief is that he was appointed to the post of Supervisor Kanungo (hereafter referred as SK for short) in the Department of Land Management vide Order dtd. 24/8/2009 (Annexure - 10), pursuant to the recommendation made by the Constituted Board. The petitioner, after being appointed as such, was sent for Special Class Course Training at Assam Survey and Settlement Training Centre, Dakhingaon, Guwahati and successfully completed the training and his name appeared at Serial No. 29 of the Notification dtd. 2/6/2011 (Annexure - 11) by which the names of the successful trainees were notified.