High Court Karnataka High Court

M Somashekar S/O Late Madhurai … vs Mngt Of M S Ramaiah Medical College … on 1 September, 2009

Karnataka High Court
M Somashekar S/O Late Madhurai … vs Mngt Of M S Ramaiah Medical College … on 1 September, 2009
Author: Anand Byrareddy
forthwith and grant him all ccnsequantial 
benefits inttluding arrears of salary, seniority, 
premotion, etc... as if the order dated 12-16)-20E3_'2-._f"-._V

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and the respondent.

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‘V 3″.:a;ad§r§:2 rprascribad require that far the past…

and other medics:-legal work extra
3’€af.t’V V’s.h’§$uld 123 provided. This is stated as a
:§a$b.2.e since the petitioner was the Protease:
Head of the Etepartment at’ Earansic: Mndicirm
‘ a::ci far raasams as waaslé be cigar rrem facts

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respondent as a Lecturer in Fcrensic Madicfina on

23.11.1984 and he was promated as Assigtant

Pxafassor in Farensig Madiéina afid fifixthér by an

in-charge Head of the ‘$§partm§nfi”-éf .Faransic
Meéicine. This wou:6aindi§§f§.fn§t tfi§A§étitiener
had prcgxeased on tfipL7iéfide§=f§f ,pr0m¢tion in

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instance whara the gatitionar rasist&a_ the

decision of tha Hanagemant and that way gfiéfiibly

the cau$a far the Management t§7 vi$§”:£5e

petitioner with dis1ike._ And a锑% §ufi;tiv§’

measure, only bacausa thé’ §§titiane§”Qés_°fi¢t

towing the line c£fiepartmant af Forensic gadicina

1″ ‘¢f:E;3.Ramaiah Radical College are

. fi§, Ianger zequiraa by the
‘k;:nst:tution.”

3.3 corttezzded by the learned caunsel far 2:233

=-~§atitianar that an the face sf it, this is

clerry a punitive ardar at dismissal and hat an

axaer at termination simpliciter. whaugh

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a further appeal to the Edutzatienal
Appeilate Tribunal under Sec:tio_n»._ ‘-._ ~.

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crder of management} wtiic3§\_i$’
punitive in natu.::e,”* i§:__ fie?’ ”

revision to thé -‘state-._ ésavezfifizégnt
uncier Section V ‘V V’ 1

{iv} Where an smplcsyee cont’e:A-xxiém _
and establishes that the made: ‘
termination sintplicitéfiir :_’ V6i*” V
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passed by the m.anagem£§nt, i_,§’V.

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mereijrvL,_nv(hat be or

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restructuring as has been contended and enly

a junior or the petitiener has been appoi.§if:e;i.:AT:’a:s7′ ‘

the Haas: of the Department arj:_r.1…,_t;:i.3.3_; V”:’:i’a’;::.?efv;»

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¢hase and the fact that the napartment, whigh was

heaaed by the petitioner continued in §1a¢§’$as

not a consideration on which tngl fifdéritgfii

termination could be te£ma§_ as “a” éifiaki,us§&%i’

against the patitianer. Evan ctherQisé,”i£ ibis

caurt. were to come ta agha icpficlusifiaiighafi vthfi;

eras: of termination ii vindgad “afii’érd§r, which
seeks to impcse p§§ish§§g£ififiiie_bei%§ worded as
an ordar e£ termiafifiififiigsififiiifiiter, it is a
mattar, whi&§f’ra§ui:$é “t§ The Ihfidraaaed by the
Tribunaif §yi”#a§§1ifi§=it§§’*@artias to tnndax
aviqéfiéa ifi ifiis kégéré and even in tarms at the
direfitififis iiiggfi fig tfifi Division Hanan earlier,
it is ufa:”–4.Vmazv<.=tV~.V:e;?"»..wVjr"x:$.«§?':»i: would have ta has addressed

by thé fribfihali The counsel wculd further submit

' that the imgugnad order is a wall ccnsidarad and

'iévxeéafifiedférder and there is no substznca in the

¢$a:&§tién that the case urged by the petitioner

iiihgg ibeen igncrsd and wculé seek ta take this
'7i€ufirt through the material an retard to

~:damanstrat& that there is ma warrant far

intantezanaa.

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appropriate that the raga to the

Tribunal .f:: recans;i;§3r::a–§%i:;f§,L” _»reqtzAA:i.:V:;e3 to be

considered by__tha ‘i§§e_,f'<érence ta the

aviéence ar¥5"AAi;§$~;q the directions

issued 2:59 has held that

if *:.I';é" té conclusion that the
crust is one épyeal would be
maintainabie and u'therefi:c;;_:'é;–,_»' would have tn be
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VT .#’£fis3’&é:d an order at’ gmnishmant. This

z2 is an cgticn that is available in

disgfifising of this gmtition. The present patiticm

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cu:-tier: :2! termination siwliciizexf, _*F'fi'e""€é.§;nV£e:$i:Viczj '
of the (mussel fax the rasponcgazft éiéfiné

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fl one cf termination aimplicitar er intended ass”

punishment. The Cflflfllfifiififi unerringly is that”itiffik

is rank victimization and cannot be acce§t§dva$<i'"

being an arder of terminatian 3impliciter;h"ixW

9. Accordingly, the ivritiKi§aiiti§nfliiisnii
allowed. The impugned ordefi cf the Tribufiai is}
set aside. The raapo§dant”‘i§’$dirai£éd’iio
reinstate the petitioner i§t§y53#vi§i;kfi§i1e the
petitianer has n§ti}:an¢§&§d:;ifiyfiggfvfiii to the
respcndent, i§~iwQfiifii’b@iiunjus€i’p§WfimMlct the
respandentv_wi§fi.rth§__ii§§i1iifiW,io arrears of
salary to £he,f§ii53§igit§ht; 3The petitioner i3
hawavériiantifiiidifltiuific campensated in a just
mg§na:. uu’fi§fiéa,i fiia respondent snail Pay the
~..A¢§f;ei§;fiQ£ éiiiiy for the parieé that he haa
iW ig§fiai§§§ éuf of emplcyment, to the extant cf 30%.
‘¥fiilg»~ifiei period that he has remained out at
V». ampiafment shall be taken intc ccnsideratian fer
i”.i§§ purposa af seniarity and promotion as if the

Vfardar dated 12.19.2062 was nut in existenca.

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