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Sudhanshu Ranjan v. Amit Khare and Others

1. Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, learned Additional Solicitor General states that a letter has been addressed today [29 November 2019] by the Union of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to the Union Public Service Commission forwarding a proposal for convening a limited Review DPC for the years 2003-04 to 2007-08 for considering three Senior Time Scale officers for promotion to Junior Administrative Grade of Programme Management Cadre of IB(P)S in the Directorate General of Doordarshan.

(Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ.)

 

Contempt Petition (Civil) Nos. 405-407 of 2019 In Civil Appeal Nos. 11948-11950 of 2016

 

Sudhanshu Ranjan ________________________________ Petitioner;

 

v.

 

Amit Khare and Others __________________________ Respondent(s).

 

Contempt Petition (Civil) Nos. 405-407 of 2019 and Civil Appeal Nos. 11948-11950 of 2016, decided on November 29, 2019

 

The Order of the court was delivered by

Order

 

1. Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, learned Additional Solicitor General states that a letter has been addressed today [29 November 2019] by the Union of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to the Union Public Service Commission forwarding a proposal for convening a limited Review DPC for the years 2003-04 to 2007-08 for considering three Senior Time Scale officers for promotion to Junior Administrative Grade of Programme Management Cadre of IB(P)S in the Directorate General of Doordarshan.

 

2. Since steps have been initiated now, we are of the view that the authorites have taken steps to comply with the judgment and order passed by this Court on 26 September 2018. We direct that all steps for implementing the judgment and order of this Court dated 26 September 2018 shall be completed within a period of three months from today. All consequential steps required to be initiated in terms of the judgment and order of this Court shall also be initiated within a period of one month from today and completed within three months.

 

3. The contempt petitions are disposed of leaving it open to the petitioners to apply for revival of the contempt proceedings in the event that it becomes necessary to do so in future.

 

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 405-407/2019 in C.A. No. 11948-11950/2016

 

Sudhanshu Ranjan ________________________________ Petitioner

 

v.

 

Amit Khare & Anr ____________________________ Respondent(s)

 

Date: 29-11-2019 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

 

(Before Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ.)

 

For Petitioner(s) Mr. K.K. Rai, Sr. Adv.

 

Mr. Ambhoj Kumar Sinha, AOR

 

Mr. S.K. Pandey, Adv.

 

Mr. Anshul Rai, Adv.

 

Mr. Ramkrishna Veerendra, Adv.

 

Mr. Sreoshi Chatterjee, Adv.

 

Mr. D.P.S. Rajesh, Adv.

 

For Respondent(s) Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG

 

Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv

 

Nachiketa Joshi, Adv.

 

Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR

 

Mr. T. Rajat Krishna, Adv.

 

Mr. Rajeev Sharma, AOR

 

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

 

ORDER

 

4. The contempt petitions are disposed of in terms of the signed order.

 

5. Pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

 

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