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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: July 28, 2022
DALJIT SINGH SUMBRYA ..... Petitioner
Through: Ms. Saahila Lamba, Advocate
Through: Mr. Rohit Puri, CGSC with Mr. Abhishek Khanna, Advocates for R-1
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
JUDGMENT
1. Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to reckon date of assumption of charge by petitioner to the post of Assistant Sub Inspector (Clerk) with effect from date of appointment of petitioner to post of Assistant Sub- Inspector (Clerk) and consequently grant one increment on 01.01.2006 in the pre-revised pay scale and thereafter next increment in the revised pay structure on 01.07.2006 in terms of paragraph 3 of office memorandum dated 19.03.2012 and other consequential benefits. 2022:DHC:2851-DB W.P.(C) 11251/2022
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue at hand is covered by a judgment of the coordinate Division Bench of this Court in W.P. (C) No. 4448/2016 titled as ‘Vijayan V.V. vs. Union of India and others’ decided on 01.04.2019.
3. Since the legal issue involved in the present writ petition stands finally settled by the judgment of this Court in W.P. (C) No. 4448/2016, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the present writ petitions pending. Accordingly, this Court directs the respondents to treat the present writ petition filed by the petitioner as representations in accordance with the judgment of this Court in W.P. (C) No. 4448/2016 and decide the same by way of a reasoned order within six weeks.
4. With aforesaid directions, the present petition stand disposed of.
(SURESH KUMAR KAIT) JUDGE (SAURABH BANERJEE)
JUDGE JULY 28, 2022