{"id":149478,"date":"2010-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramarekha-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-on-31-december-2010"},"modified":"2014-09-05T05:19:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T23:49:05","slug":"ramarekha-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-on-31-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramarekha-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-on-31-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Ramarekha Prasad vs The Union Of India on 31 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Ramarekha Prasad vs The Union Of India on 31 December, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V.G.Sabhahit &amp; B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n<pre>_ E-\nIN THIS HIGH COURT OF KARN,\/\\'1'A.KA AT BANGALORE'.\nDATED THIS THE 3155\"\" DAY OF DECEMBER, 20 \n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE I--IONBLE MRJUSTICE V.G.SABI-ig_1.\u00a7I.I'I\"'\u00bbV:'   A.\n\nAND\n\nTHE HONBLE MRSJUSTICE   \nWRIT PETITION No.s3--7\u00e9 of 2(\u00a70;1{S\u00a7'CAT1\n\nBETWEEN:\nSR1 RAMAREKHA  '  \nS\/O. GHAMUPRASAD  \" ' \nAGED ABOU'I'31A--YEA1?.S    \nSUBSTITUTE EVLMERGIZNCY _ --\nWHEEL AND AXLE PLm\\'n'?'-~ \"   '-\nYELAHANKA * =  \" \nBANGALOREm56CiAQ64~_ '_ '\n\n.  V.   PETITIONER\n\n(By:.'fSf:';\u00bb .PRAi}E:E1~1 KUMARH RA:K0TE, ADV.)\n\nAND : \n\n 'V _m:\u00ab: {jN1o..N'oF*{ND1z\\\n\n_ H   R1129 BY \u00a7'FS';.SECY\n 'V . '---\u00a7;A1LwAY''\u00a330ARD\n  NEW [}~EE.HI\n\nA' '  __ \" 911-1\u00a3_; GENERAL MANAGER\n\n\" 'WI-i1ZEL AND AXLE? PLAN'1'\n\nV V ' ' *  A \" 7YI3LAHANKA\n\n\" \" \"I23,A.NGAE,ORE ~ 560 064\n\n:13 SR1 SE'E'ARAi.\\\/I\nCI--{REF Mra:c1~~\u00a3AN1cAL, [:1NGINEI't3R\nW'I'\"iI*2I-BIL AND  PLAN'1'\nYI::1.A1~:ANKA\nE3A.NGAl..OR{\u00a7 A 560 064 \n\ngig, M,\n\n\n\ni-..3\n\n4 SR} D NARASIMHAN\nASST. PERSONNEL OFFECER\n'WHEEL AND AXLE PLANT\nYEILAEIANKA\nBANGALORE W 560 064\n\n1\/06\/10] '\n\n{RI IS E) ELETEI) VIDE COURT ORDER DA%E';3    .\n\n  .. ._ RE s\u00e9&gt;_ov1x:DENI's-. . \"\n\n[By S1-i: N S SANJAY GOWDA E_f_ci5'152:R:2\u00a24, E1  DE3v1i\u00a7E'I'E3D\nV\/0 DATED 1\/O6\/10).   V V '   \n\nTHIS WP IS FILED U':\\IDEi:::\" 226 AND 227\nOF THE coNsT1mT1oN~0_E 1'ND_1_A PRAYING TO QUASH\nTHE IMPUGN}':1D*\u00abQ__RDE;:R ESY. ,1gV,i2oo2 VIDE ANNWI-1.\n\n*rH1s%'i3E_j*1rf1\"O\u00e94 B'E:11\\3G' RiES'ERv'ED AND COMING ON\nFOR PRoN.Q'iJN(;E1\\\u00a2ENT-- ~ O__F ,%0RDERs THIS DAY,\nNAGAI{ATEL'\\V\u00a5i J., \":\u00a7DEL:~VERED 'THE FOLLOWING ;\u00ab\n\n* \u00ab  \n\nThi:'V\u00e9V'D\u00abwA::ivi_  filed against the order dated\n\n15.33.2003 1\u00a7a'saeg_: ____ __m O.A.N0.15O\/03 by the Central\n\n.A(}mi::i,stra.iiVe.'.I'ribur1a1. Bangalore (he:rei1'1aI't'\u00a3:1' 1'&lt;&#039;afe:&#039;red to as\n\n\n\n2.  The ;_)L&#039;aje:.j&#039;t.i011e1&quot; in this writ pe1:i1.i0n had \ufb02ied the original\n\nV&#039;~.,z1pp1ic&#039;a\u00a3&#039;.i_A\u00e9n before the t,ribur1ai .=3e&lt;::k1&#039;1&#039;1g quashing of the order\n\n 7.\u00a32.2002 and a dire.&lt;:t1&#039;cm. in the authoritms E0\n\n&quot; rL}&#039;instat&#039;@ mm with full back-wa.ges along with (:&lt;)1&#039;1t.i1&#039;1L11&#039;t.y of\n\nk\n\nx&quot;\n\n \n\n\n\n&#039;S\nW_1W\n\nservice as a group &#039;D&#039; employee. The tribunal after hearing\nboth sides had dismissed the application. HE\u00a7iiC:\u00e9&#039;.gT&#039;t.lf1\u20ac\n\napplicant has preferred this writ petition.\n\n3. According to the petitioner. he \\vas_.a_p_poi1it_.edlast&#039; \n\nSubstitute Emergency Peon by.__olrder--.dated&#039;2$_l8. 19397 in the\npay scale of Rs.750\u00bb--9\ufb01l(..)il&quot;a&#039;t Axle Plant at\nYalahanka, after__he ii1ideryizent&#039; aA1:if1eelical&#039;eXan1ination which\nwas pursuant to &#039;---order dated.._4*;S:.V.lV9Q77; He was posted\nagainst an__. Mechanical Department\nand he joined &#039;:&#039;d.\u00a3i;i,y at   Since he had completed\n120 days of&#039;vcent.ir\u00a71,1oL1&#039;s&#039;sewice,&quot;lie was granted temporary\nstatus z\\}&#039;\u00ab&quot;&#039;it&#039;l&#039;l\u00ab. ef1eeVt&#039;fr_orii&#039;5?._:&#039;7&#039;;.1l.2--;1997. He was also issued the\nbenefits olfsproyidentl i7txiad:_:and other leave benefits, as well as\n\nt,he4p&#039;1&#039;ivilege of, travelling in second class in the Railways.\n\na&quot;&#039;Acc0rdi*n&#039;g &quot;tie; the petitioner. lie was working continuotisly\n\n  \u00a3&quot;roni  .i99.7u_:i::ill he was discharged from service by notice\n\n 7._1.2V;e:2pQt;)2. Being aggrieved by the order of discharge.\n\n the p\u20acl&#039;ll\u00a7_O11CF preferred the original application contending\n\n2  that__ he should liave been absorbed as a Group &#039;D&#039; employee\n\n&quot;&#039;l._ia1tvi.&#039;i&#039;ig regaid to his l\u20acI1gl.h of service 1111.311&#039;; 28.4.1997 upto\n\nl&#039; =  12.2002 for abotit five years as si.1l:)stit,L1te eiiiergencgy peon.\n\nThat. he liacl also at,teti.ded. the screer1i1&#039;ig.g test and was\nV.\/\n\n_.X\n\n \n\n\n\n_5_\n\nperiod of six months. Thereafteiwards, the performance\n\nreports were in favour of the petitioner. However. the1-&#039;elw_as\n\nno second screening done and though  _\n\nrecommendation for his absor&#039;ptio&#039;nii.&#039;ilinto serv*iee--..p \n\n7.11.2002. nevertheless he \\*}aS--._Vdiseh&#039;ariged ireh\u00a5..1.&#039;ee,mee age\n\n5.12.2002. it is contended  entirelplvaetivon of the\nrespondents as against&#039;\u00abtl&quot;Le_ Apeti.tViovne&#039;r_Vpis:illegal and arbitrary<\/pre>\n<p>and therefore, the   &#8216;appreciated the<br \/>\ncase of the  sought by him.<\/p>\n<pre>\nIt is   of the tribunal may\nbe    to the petitioner.\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>6|: i&gt;Ae-:2V_e&#8217;eeire,.ii:&#8211;\u00a7e-eiiegeeitied on behalf of the respondent-<\/p>\n<p>Railways thuatithevappointrnent of the petitioner itself was on<\/p>\n<p> a ternpo&#8217;rafypbasisV&#8221;lthat it was subject to certain terms and<\/p>\n<p>  =5nevu_of which was that the petitioner was liable to<\/p>\n<p> at any time and that he had no right to his<\/p>\n<p> emplogzirient as such. He has further submitted that when<\/p>\n<p> th_e&#8217;a&#8221;petitioner was found to be unsuitable for the job, the<\/p>\n<p>raiiways rightly discontinued his services on the ground of<\/p>\n<p>unsuitabiiity and that the tribunal has rightly appreciated<br \/>\nthe case of the respondent and has dismissed the application<\/p>\n<p>filed by the petitioner which order does not call for any<\/p>\n<p>4}&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>i11t.er1&#8217;ei&#8217;ence. He. therefore. submits that the writ. petition<\/p>\n<p>may be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>7. It is also necessary&#8221; to note the&#8217;: by &#8220;oi&#8221;def <\/p>\n<p>10.8.2005. this court ha.d di;Fec&#8211;t.ed the  Af.f)epVai\u00b0tmeiii:,x*<\/p>\n<p>to produce the original records iiiolotiing th&#8217;t\u00ab1&#8217;K&#8217;\u20ac&#8217;}.}OI.&#8221;t&#8217;vi\u00a7()&#8217;f the 3&#8221;?<br \/>\nrespondent dated 7. a~eC0f(Eing1y, the original<\/p>\n<p>records have been madeA..aVai1ah1_e to the ooi_irt.\n<\/p>\n<p>8. Having heard the cot1n.se\u00ab1_&#8217;~on &#8220;both sides and on<\/p>\n<p>perusai of ti&#8217;1e&#8221;&#8216;m\u00e9\u00a3t.e1V*ia&#8217;i .or_i_ :&#8217;r*=&#8217;:_C0=i&#8217;d;&#8211;\u00ab&#8217;the only point that arises<br \/>\nfor ()uIf..tCQI1&#8217;VSiC1.\u20ac1;\u00a3&#8217;i?;_iQ11.._i&#8217;S.__.\u00e91S&#8221; to_whethe1* the order of the<br \/>\n_  _ 22;,-iii&#8217;. p 2<br \/>\ntribunal 1s_&#8221;L1st&#8217;*ro er. &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;. J &#8216;\u00a7j_,W.____\u00bb.\n<\/p>\n<p>9. F&#8221;rof13.__tI&#8217;:e 15ei&#8221;t1sa&#8217;i.oi7 material on record. it is not in<\/p>\n<p>c1isp3i::itei&#8217;tha1t&#8217;: het.itio1iei* was appointed as a substitute<\/p>\n<p>.\u00e9I11,\u20acI&#8217;gCvl1Cy-p.\u20acOI1 against a clear vacancy in the Mechanical<\/p>\n<p>17)e&#8217;2;.3ai&#8217;tVi&#8217;i1e&#8217;i1I&#8217;;__  Wheel &amp; Axle Plant at Bangalore and he<\/p>\n<p>\\Va2s&#8217;&#8212;-a1ttv+;1.ehe&#8217;6i to the third respondent. The appointment was<\/p>\n<p>oi&#8217;f\u20ac&#8217;;&#8217;edV&#8217;i{)&#8217;i1 4.8.1997 and it was ei&#8217;fect.iVe from 288.1997.<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;71_&#8217;l&#8217;i&#8217;a1t:&#8221;()r1 &lt;;:ompleti0I1 of 120 days oi&#039; coiitiimoiis service he was<\/p>\n<p> = g5\u00a7iV&#039;\u20acI1 the 1.{&#039;:&#039;31&#039;I1}3()}.&#039;\u00a31I&#039;y status with effect, from 27.12.1997 and<\/p>\n<p>he was ooi1I&#039;e1&quot;1&quot;e(1 (3\u20ac}&quot;1,21i.l&#039;.l p1&#039;i.vi1e_:_\u00a7es. The question is whether<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-7-<\/span><br \/>\nthe petitioner was erititleci to be absorbed on a pe1&#8217;m.ane11t.<\/p>\n<p>basis after completion of three years of S\u20aci&#8221;ViC_\u20ac&#8221;~_iVfi~, the<\/p>\n<p>teiaiporary status. The said three yea1.&#8221;.S._DI&#8221; se&#8217;r\\:-&#8216;iee&#8217;iX{eLiltl_Vl_li.avee 0<\/p>\n<p>been completed on 3.8.2000. The ;&#8217;1&#8217;e,s&#8217;ipof1de&#8217;nt&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>screened immediately after the&#8217;-._e11d of ti&#8221;:1fee&#8221;VyeAa1<s>llll.b.200l and was declared<br \/>\nto be uhsaitable..lyylie_0jVvfas~eoritiiiued in service. but there was<br \/>\nno second0ls&#8217;e1f_eei1iiig0&#8217;oi&#8217;the petitioner after the end of six<\/p>\n<p>*9 <\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&#8211;.yAmoi1tll1s_A&#8212;from 3l.5\u00a72&#8217;uuI. He was in fact, aliowed to continue<\/p>\n<p>  in   12.2002 on which date the petitioner was<\/p>\n<p>tenfiinateti&#8217;~ifi&#8217;ohi S\u20ac1&#8217;ViCC. On a perusal of the material on<\/p>\n<p> record. &#8216;as per Aru1exu1&#8217;e~D it becomes clear that on<\/p>\n<p>-&#8216;3V00.5&#8242;&#8211;..200l, it was clearly stated that the petitioner was not<\/p>\n<p>reeoiiiinezided for the present and his perfo1~manee needs to<\/p>\n<p>be watched for six months. &#8220;thereafter the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>eont.iii&#8217;uec\u00a3 to be in service. In fact. the o1&#8217;ig;ii1al records reveal<\/p>\n<p>that on 61.1.2002. 21 letter was issued by the office of the<\/p>\n<p>Chief Personnel Ollleei&#8217; stating that the petitioiier was eligible<br \/>\nxi<\/p>\n<p>ii<br \/>\n2,.\u00bb<br \/>\n9\/.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-3-<\/span><br \/>\nto be screened for his absorption in 1-eguiar group &#8216;D&#8217; service<\/p>\n<p>as he had comp1e{ed three years of service and it:-i\u00a7vo_s:&#8221;-\u00abziiso<\/p>\n<p>directed that his working report. be enc1ose.;f&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>further E&#8217;\u00a3Cf.\u00a7OI}. We have pe1&#8217;usec_i..a,_copy&#8217; of&#8221; ixrorlcing VV<\/p>\n<p>report dated 7.1 1.2002 and 1h e&#8217;o;3n1e &#8216;is.extracieolhcreurider: &#8211;. VL<\/p>\n<p>Sub: Working report   Rekha Prasad<\/p>\n<p>1. Name      <\/p>\n<p>2- D93iQnaiiQV&#8221;i:     &#8216;V   Emergency Peon\n<\/p>\n<p>3. Date of   f  2\u00ab\u00e9\u00a7oo8.2oo7<\/p>\n<p>4.      <\/p>\n<p>ii}_Co11d1&#8217;L &#8216;C\u00e9    : Good<\/p>\n<p> I{f,) &#8216;:I&#8217; e:fT.i&#8217;\/7,De&#8217;.Af&#8217;3?71er1&#8217;Vi&#8221;&#8221; &#8220;&#8221;&#8221;  : Good<\/p>\n<p> _  iv]&#8217;G\u00e9&#8217;rrero.iobei&#8217;1oviour : Good<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; Ar;}&#8221;&#8216;VP&#8217;er}&#8221;or&#8217;n5,_orrice s1&#8217;nce_ joined : Overall Good Performance<\/p>\n<p> L212) A;)l:ii&#8217;;.t.dVe&#8217;]or work : Good<\/p>\n<p>U vii)L&#8217;?~2elatio11s}1ip with his<br \/>\n &#8216; srrpervrsors and other<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;E co&#8211;work(3rs. : Good<\/p>\n<p>35. Recommenclations to<\/p>\n<p>consider himfor granting<br \/>\nleI7&#8217;1p()rC1f1 1 si&#8217;ai&#8221;us : Reoonmlendedjor granting<br \/>\ntemporary status.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sci\/ ~<\/p>\n<p>Name &amp; Designation. of<\/p>\n<p>M L; m<br \/>\nThe Qf\ufb01cer<\/p>\n<p>Sita Ram<br \/>\nCME &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>10. On a perusal of the Said re-:po1&#8243;&#8216;t.A~\u00b0it its &#8216;seen VVi\u00bbh&#8217;3ttu:::\u00e91:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;\u20acCOI]1II1\u20acI).d\u00a31UOI1 had been 11ia_d&#8217;e_V in favour oi&#8217;_t.he &#8216;petVtttoner 2 L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>and correspondence was   vvvj&#8217;3)etit.io11e1*<br \/>\nvide letter dated 6.}   that he had<br \/>\ncompleted th1&#8217;ee__years .o.\u00a7:._se1&#8217;t;i.Vee_&#8217;  eligible to be<br \/>\nScreened for   ~D~ Sewica<br \/>\nHowever, was terminated from<br \/>\nservice!&#8221; to peruse two<br \/>\nother  written by the Personal<\/p>\n<p>Departvmenttid'&#8221;o1fVVtt1e&#8221;V*.Ge&#8217;;1er\u00e9.1 Manager&#8217;s office. Wheel 8;: Axle<\/p>\n<p> ;_QneA1et&#8217;,t.ei&#8221;&#8216;i&#8217;:asV been addressed to one Sri. Rakesh<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;w&#8217;het&#8217;ehe1&#8242; he reqtlired the services of th.e<\/p>\n<p>[..)&#8217;\u20ac&#8217;t&#8217;:i&#8217;.tiVi&#8217;Ol1\u20ac&#8217;I&#8217;.&#8217;ttitij\ufb01tz had been attetcthed to the third respondent.<\/p>\n<p> Sri.Seethg11&#8217;a1111. The said officer has stated that&#8221;; he did not<\/p>\n<p>\\rtrish&#8211;..&amp;t;o have the pet.it.ioner attached to him. On the same<\/p>\n<p>day. attother letter was written to the t;hi1*d respondent.<\/p>\n<p>Sri.Seet,l1a1&#8217;an1 who has also stated that he was not wi1li1&#8217;1\u00a7.f to<\/p>\n<p>have the services of the petit.ioner. &#8216;File reason for writing<br \/>\nthe afo1&#8217;esa:&#8217;d 1.et,t:.ers was b\u20ac3.CE1E,ES\u20ac Sr1&#8242;.Seet1.1a1&#8217;an1 had been<\/p>\n<p>t,I&#8217;\u00e9:1.l&#8217;1SfC&#8217;.1&#8217;1&#8242;(;'(&#8216;1 arld t.1&#8217;1ereI&#8221;ore. it was neeesszwy to find out as to<br \/>\n5&#8217;?\n<\/p>\n<p>is<br \/>\nE,<\/p>\n<p>\/r<\/p>\n<p>.,\u00a7(}.,<\/p>\n<p>whom the petitioner had to be attached. When the niatter<\/p>\n<p>stood thus, by order dated 5.12.2002, the petition:er*ti:4ttrasV.<\/p>\n<p>terminated from service. From the aforesaid m7a._tervijal..V0&#8217;what&#8217;i 0&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>becomes appa1&#8217;e}:1t is that initia1ly;&#8221;whe_n <\/p>\n<p>found to be unsuitable and &#8216;;izas.r..perrnitted. totribe\ufb02pconrtinued 2 0&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>for a period of six months at the   months,<br \/>\nno performance r6P0r{~.,.ii?&#8217;aS  neither was he<br \/>\nscreened for the second.   only because,<br \/>\nSri.Seetharani_.:v   00 Bangalore to another<br \/>\nplace and the  interested in having the<br \/>\nsenaces oi the.&#8217;.pet_i:tioner,&#8221;~td_es_piteWthere being a good report<br \/>\nwith re\u00a7&#8217;\u00a7a.rd&#8221;i&#8217;.o  of duties, the services of the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner \\Aras..Vterrninated when in November 2002 action.<\/p>\n<p>. 0\u00b0-wa&#8221;s~&#8211; init.ia.te&#8221;clto absibfb the petitioner as a regular Group &#8216;D&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8221; tvwexiind that this aspect of the matter has not<\/p>\n<p>been considei&#8217;ed by the tribunal. From the original records,<\/p>\n<p> it becorntes clear that there has been no opportunity given to<\/p>\n<p>l&#8221;:t&#8217;_thet'&#8221;petitioner to be screened and in order to find out his<\/p>\n<p>0  suitability for the purpose of his discharging his duties. Also<\/p>\n<p>the reliance placed on the screening held on 31.5.2001 in<br \/>\nthe Notice dated 17.12.2002 {Annexnre\u00bbA 11) is wholly<br \/>\nmisplaced as the petitioner was continued for a further paid<\/p>\n<p>of six months from the said date. Hence, we find that the<\/p>\n<p>M1411&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>order of the tribtmal upholding the cliseliarge 0f___ the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner from his duties is not in accordance with&#8221; tV}&#8217;1e_&#8221;&#8216;i&#8217;2;eLtus<\/p>\n<p>borne out from the records as well as the erititliemerit&#8217;  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>petitioner to be screened. Under thee Cii&#8217;CLz:&#8217;11st.e{i1eesfivevset V<\/p>\n<p>aside the order of the tribuna.1:*.&amp;asd_&#8217;_Aiwe}1:*.g1S&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>WAP\/NG\/TO 145 dated 7.1__2:.&#8217;\u00a7;oo2._e_ pa.\u00e9&#8217;sed__by_E the 402<\/p>\n<p>respondent and allow   We direct the<br \/>\nrespondent authoritiesiitovreinetdte_  with 50%<br \/>\nbackwages  Vdabeorption as a group<br \/>\n&#8216;D&#8217; empiogtee   report dated<br \/>\n7.1l.21t)vO.&#8217;Z&#8217;V   .. eeepolident Sri. Seetharam.<br \/>\nThe 1&#8217;e:sxAp&#8217;our1deVnt&#8217;  consider the same within a<\/p>\n<p>periodof t;vt\/o I.t1o12tv\u00a7&#8217;1s .1&#8243;-_ror&#8217;1&#8243;.1 the date of receipt of the certified<\/p>\n<p>Vt&#8217;  , eof}y.{oi7..,thisi&#8211; order.&#8217; VC&#8221;)&#8221;r&#8217;dered accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Sdf\ufb01\ufb02<br \/>\nhdge<\/p>\n<p>Sdii-5?\n<\/p>\n<p> it  Ezd\u00e9\u00e9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Ramarekha Prasad vs The Union Of India on 31 December, 2010 Author: V.G.Sabhahit &amp; B.V.Nagarathna _ E- IN THIS HIGH COURT OF KARN,\/\\&#8217;1&#8217;A.KA AT BANGALORE&#8217;. DATED THIS THE 3155&#8243;&#8221; DAY OF DECEMBER, 20 PRESENT THE I&#8211;IONBLE MRJUSTICE V.G.SABI-ig_1.\u00a7I.I&#8217;I&#8221;&#8216;\u00bbV:&#8217; A. 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