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1 SR} Y M MURAL} PRASANNA
NO 572, SRE VRENBAVAN '
11TA MAIN, :1 PHASE, V
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[}'I'. 2 1.9.2995 i_pA:i;::%.§;a;a aY1:1'HE_4_{:Af?§*, 'B-A;'~z»:;ALRE BEZ'~ECH
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Tizis 3§§*.?,j}i;Z'i{%}I1'.252/ 20% gm the fiée
of AC;§§ntral.Pf§j§:1t§fiiz1iStI"ativ& Tzibuziai (hcreiaafter 03116:} 'the
'=~v._ '~CA'i"'*} Bapfigalare Baach, being aggrieved by the aréer dzated
Wheiem the CA'? 1133 ciireszgd ms §6'{i'§fiiG£1fifS
V' hejieifi to cansizier the 133% appiicatians for ééfiemnt sjpafis
from 203.2981 ta 31.8.2G%2 as per 'Ens existirag R3353 311$
K.)
sfelease {he 5333:}; due ané rejzscterd the ether re}1?§i1.§:V:5si$§gg}a:.v§.,
fer £31 the a§pfiCa{37ofl.
2. The respcriizifizfi herfiin :"f§i€:i'«
seskifig far the f0110W%J:g,--r¢ii€fs:VAV-*'** '
"i) Direait tfiti T':"<és§j:V;fi;iv{itii'3M:}~'§«. "£*r:g accerfl
sanctizms '£23 31} iéavs "£ti§:ii§:a'§:a<i ix:
(A11nexur€¥--P;=T;ajVI;)' i2iz1m::ci*ié1t6i:;V.V '2i11d_....:1"&ieas€ ma
entire Iéz.»§se*r: ad:;iais$i3:::Ie ':9 {E36
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7pefio&T of aizmaace an Eeave {mm
is -------- 30.'?.2t3Q2 anti Mama
u _ gaff ;«5:-:=f§,2'~g_a1m;«:,i per-vi YMM; {:23 daiaé 2 1.2.2993
deeéaztifig simiiar a335§€I2§.C€:S sf
(:13. Eeamir from 3.'i.',?.i2G§;?; is
" i:2 2G(}2 as flies non', issueié by ma fmzrth
" r 4_ régffiazaéent.
Dimrct the {earth respaflfiezzé to
Sanctiea and raieass meéicai reinibzlrsémam,
expefises ificurraé by 'the applicant baseé ms; the
'Authorised Eféedicai A1.:temia:1t's aévicg far {he
\,J\
a £33 warking as Semis? Acmufitant in thfi sffice Gf ersmrhfle
4
entirfi periefi of his Msdicai tzraaimeni
5.4.2001 tin 4.4.2994 and z:m_;;:s.:§n;hu:~s'7e:::a;:%f;.g!:*V _
cozzsultatian {Q6 of RS.Z3{}f -- B3' A'
iady Curzmn Hospitai Barxgéigre, a§;_ tl*1r;=:
instance of the fourth méfieifidaflt, for fig:-Li:;};0;§s;3s
of seeking sece;1*id__ <;j;:'11_:1ie11, i{Jf39LV13j,?
amountiflg to Rs. Z'£3fC%*[- A453}
duly condogzing {Em Hcieiay' "the ciaim
for rsasoIi$"«T:.$§.3:at5?. t}:$ 'ap:;:1::g;<;«§% z';1§;'a.«:§c0:::}.?: af {be fast Ehai £233
S€}5;:3;"'t::1fiI1€.*a§ "§.I;ix:gf§.iiz'.jsf §%e§ei'i into his fiiiegfid
i§_:3;a1I;t}:fi.:"=;";_§.7S€1:i ..'~abi3_€fi¥iZ£€; far the 8I1"'€iE'€ pexieé of
_~'5:a§s;€:":;<:& §ré1:'z___c:_§;_:_};7%.§? Wag :10': at 33 accsgsitfi. {if
zisfiafi ififfifi, befare ilismififiing the agpfisafit frag:
V V' '
' any ether mfief; rsiiefs dasmed; {ii
a31c?;ipz*e§fi:r by this £:§9:1'b}.a 'E'1i'ihuna} madm" me
A' ' ._.{acts 311$ cérclzmsiances <_:~§"%:h€ sass. "
3. ii is the cerztemiofi sf 2:326 first respondent mat he
Seputy Direetmr af Aecauxzég (?:>3€al), Eiagnatafaza Cizazifi,
\,)’
Barzgaiare and had agapiied for difiexfim speilshgfj K
was net grantatzdz A122 enquizyf Wax iz{§;fia’éf€{i ..1in_d£%::’ -R;_%1E:n£i'<$:.":e;§:i A§:':V§;a:€$él}V 'V
Rules', 394653 {hereinafter caikzd orgifimé on
26.9.2802 ta inquirfi u3#.a:u€hofis€d
35863.66 of that a_pp1ic;;;a.t..:.fIf0a i_q 2fi.;"37.2{}Q1 is
18.7.2302 sssithsut priar
sanction of €'1¢xa&r:;% ;.:_$;.1v..1'<;:f': Vie Ifiim. "%'ha amqtisziry
was véffiaer has} found the
3pp}ica11§:'« ifgargas. Efiquhy 2*€pa*:a:";'; Wat;
submittéd o1%i"5.V_1.iEQt-)4 *;an.V& fhé appiicant submitted his repiy
V' «ma: Irii§§;€tit:;~;’Vi}1eI’fi-aftfir the applicant éid not haar
said discipijnary pmaeediags 33$ fin”: Was»
dismissed £i§’f::3;T:Se1vice in respect. cf charges 0%’ which 313:6: was
_f0nmi g1m}vg§$§7V0f anoéhsr discipfinary enquiry inifiatezi and figs:
V’ chagmgea £2: {m.:\:c;,?59; 296:4 kiéfare {Em arm’
mflfir of dismissai was smxfiimad am 2?’.~*?L2Ci@:’°:§ by
” héiismissing the mféginai appficafiem. ‘E’h€ §eii'{i9:mr~a;”‘ig3l3/133:
ap§1iCa:::%A saughé £03″ abova §”{‘:f€’.Z’E’€{§ gmysrs gm zhgi grmmé
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that the éiscipfinmy prcaceeziiings Mim”tia%:€;ti” u ” u 2
Eregarding unauthorised absence fofij (>§.;’§,”»5,3A’$%A.f.?i’;’§-13;? .«
fram 31.37.2902 to 31.8.20€}2»’wias
tezminatsd from service on ‘ffiidigag izzivianoffilar
enqfiiry and therefore is the
raspondemtmthe p§:ti’£3’ont;rV_v:’:}3:§r#%§::1¥ the Eéravs
applicatiens cf times: fimm
3£.’?.2{){)2 ‘existing rules and to
release 0t’£«1ié;fVi’é}i&f9 referred to above,
fiesistczfi by the reagxondants
comtendingux ‘=.t hat the ‘._ “13/<::*i*i1:icenc:1* was found guiifty sf
_u3:1aVf£,:;§:;3t;.<:g:;3Ai7$e2;;} a'1:iscn§¢_~ for the perioci frem 34.29%} :0
was held and yeiiticénar was punished
Wi?h";r§ed1:Ci§£_m 'Ttb minimum sf his scale for 3 };zeri0& «sf fmzr
'V yearé' z é';§;»:. mo:1t}'1s. Tksereaftm' pfiiitiamfir rfimainsci
1* .'L.una-ugh§§~isedgr abseat {mm QQGEGEQQI. as 3}.8.:"28@2 ané
— was heki in respact of the saifi charges aiong with
T ” bihfiti’ chargfis like falsification of mcards, enquiry was heid
\J=
aad the same was compkaisfi. Hawtzvmr, _. ~;3e%3;%fIi«:>zi@3f «*.g. _’;i: ém:;:_§.hs:::’i .’
cfiscipiinary case iniiiataii ,ag4_aius€” ._tE:;=: &}}})}iC3fii Egné ,
therefore, the groceedzings &a?e:=e ‘€:%r%:%§ist¢i as” as per
Rule 13:3 of {he 9 £5 T {fie ‘éppxicam
is not entitied to any zweliejf CAT afitir
coasidmting t}::u~§~ ;:§§…5£h&.Aié§;§i’n¢§1V:b$u11$e1 appeazézzg
for the appéfifiézit Vfientral Govemmeai
Staflding’ ‘fag? ‘:;€:s§i3;1é€I1t3, scmflniseé
the mat :4:.:§a”} @1’1 ma? éheugiz ifzfirs wag
efiquizy :§a;;a7z1’EE1:f.§%Ese§_ a};)f§€flC€ sf {E16 appiittani fez”
A tbs ggéggaégci %3m2;2®..::*;__._2;Qa>§ {:3 28.?.2%: ami {mm 2:::}.::zea:
t:i 3×1{é$..2{}€}2.vfa7:3.§ ezzqmry Ifigfifi wag su&mfit:*::é, M: 35503
*k2aé;’.~*;:~f3ier;§€afl under Eula 133 {if P & T Manual. TEE: szféfir
” -sf?/e1’mi::aiisn hag fiecm up heéai by ma CA’? 31:: €}£*§,gi3::a3
Aypiication N¢.’?59}f2fi§4~ and therfifme, it was fi18fi{§8″§;=:’.’>1’f{ gm
\J>
‘E136 rfisponéenis to censider {E16 applicaficn of 1 V’
for grant 0f have for défihnfittxt
31.8.2082 as per this existing’ :fa1}€s ‘a;_:1’-ti Eéaift
saiary @116 and ‘f.ha’::: applicant w;u$;:a. r:9: €nii*:§e {V};T £0 oihm’
‘ méief in {ha fiaid app£i€’.a:tie.,a a_:%V :§je£fi€~–.h:-zci bécfi rejtzcteci
in Original fiagpiiqaticn ;~;gf?9:;f§;%’§®4.1~«;§é;;§:§;:x__’fgiwgaes and
accordingiy, ‘«$%?i§inai=A._ap;¥§éati«%§); in”a.$_V:§iliWcd étmij; in SS
far as it is réiiéf pirayed far 3.15,, :0
cozzsiyzitrf’ .f1§E:$:¥.v«é7’§’ difiemfit spa-:33 from
20.5.2Q{§’}: “¥;z:3 the {Existing Rules ané ix;
releast the’ Licézve Vs2flaA:~§g*: Va}:-::b£:=:. That baing aggricvezi 5:33;’ {as
‘~ ,.V$ZbO*_.éf§f3.’¢S&fi!§i rzfgéief to the oziginai appéicant by the CAT
b}:V’é1w:1gr.v dafaci”£3:£.9.2f}G:’;3 respondents have preferreii this
pétifisiz. .
E21 have hearé tbs iearnsci counsel apgaaring for
A .,:,:i:T}!€V3V’ fiéffifaioners ané. tbs ieazneci caunse} agpaarifig far ‘she
‘ rggpomdarii.
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cA’r~,_;f< "
6. Leamzed CO”E1J{3S{i’} appeaziag fer _– = éggiiiiafieifiv ‘
stwmitted that the Tzibunai was 131:): j=_.i:1:sfifi.:f:GG1 ta
31.8.2082 as the ” to hézve been
unauthmisedly-* absem i.:1.. thc against the
appzicaxu: 311:; thé: of me am’ is
iiabie to be SL2: aggag. ‘ M
‘thé ~–{ea’1°:1ed COURSE} appeariag fer
the re$p0néie_:1t cf the order passed by the
V V’ 3:;a~.;e given cazefiii ceflsiderafiam ta {ha
.2001 as
31.8.2802 and f::1qu§3:j§2 report was also mitbmitmd, 30 aciian
\9J’
‘£5
was takan on fiaa said ezzqziiry report and sé”mz:éc€{V’_T’€;f V’
app1i<::ant~r'£:$po33d6:1t herein was te:m"1na{ed 49;1..t}is "bas§s;a§–
the rtporl: submitted in anathar
order cnf termination of the apfiic-ant 3'33 Been Léfjiéfiié L'
CAT in o.A.No.759/2G§.%i%" b;;. 27'.4.2<}05 by
rejfictimg the no actien has
been takén 0:; "unauthmised
abserzcs 0f }:1eIm?3:1 fer the peried
from 1%;§§:'#€C€ sf V%?}3i{;'}1 fifiqiiiiji was
had. U§%€':'f3Vxi.' "tfie the peztitieners harem were
beuné. is fi:é:::$i::i~*:-1'..'– {ha vifeave appficatiaaa fiieci Euey flit?
for. é§fl%éf€'Ii'£'V$pe}13 sf time {mm 2(}.E:.2G6} ta
the existing Ruias 3313} release {Em Eaavfi
saj}2v;9_§fV'd:2¢«.i1xi'i_;%;:§c01véa11cs3 with this: finding can '£138 said ktava
'V.$;p§1icai:i<£a:t;s via justified arid ms f}{;'fiIiOI}€f'S am raquired is
V' f;::::z1S£<:i.;€3:* the ieava applications of the appiicantwztspondem
for the above saié periad in accorciamée with the
u existing rifles and thersafter take action in accafiziance Wiih.
Thersfom, the order passer} by the: CA'? in so far as ii is
\§«3*
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1%
impugned in this Writ petition is juséified and W?' E10 '
my grmmd ta differ with the View mkgn '
acxrozflingiy, We hofi that thfire is iim xjiarit £3
and pass thf: foléowing ozéxrz '
The writ pemion is
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