{"id":234173,"date":"2009-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-s-basavarajaiah-vs-the-bangalore-water-supply-and-on-27-february-2009"},"modified":"2017-01-22T19:15:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T13:45:21","slug":"g-s-basavarajaiah-vs-the-bangalore-water-supply-and-on-27-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-s-basavarajaiah-vs-the-bangalore-water-supply-and-on-27-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"G S Basavarajaiah vs The Bangalore Water Supply And … on 27 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
G S Basavarajaiah vs The Bangalore Water Supply And … on 27 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: S.Abdul Nazeer<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH coma\": OF KARNATAKA AT BANGgg;xf):=iigkT[  \n\nDATED mxs THE 27\"' DAY 01? FEBR13;ARY1 ii)0\u00a3\u00a7A\u00ab T; \" 5   ' \u00ab\n\nBEFORE \n\nTHE HUMBLE.MRJUSTICESiaAB})\ufb01?\ufb01.  % \n\n \n\nWRIT PETITI0NN0.m3}43a005    \n\nBetween:\n\nSri G.S. Basavarajaiah,\n\nSEO Shivanna, _ \"   \"\nAged about 55  , g \nmo No.I029,.5'\"Maii51,.';'. % *\n\n3*\" Block, 3\"13tag\u00a2;  V\n\n     \n33113335?\" ' 5_53 9.;79..-  ,  _  Petitioner.\n\n(By Sri 13;i2,,_  ;\u00ab'\u00a55i\\r.)\n\nAnd 4:; ' ~\n\n  A 1* F!9or;C42uver\u00a7,r Bhavzm,\n 11.6.'  Bangalore --- 9.\n\n    rhechainmnandmscip1nmy.4umomy,\n\n. ,   Water Supply and Sewerage Board,\n_  1\" Floor, Cauvety Bhavan,\n'  l<..(}. Road, Bangalore -- 9.  Respondents.<\/pre>\n
M  (By Sri MS. Narayana, Adv.)<\/p>\n
invited of\ufb01ions   holding ciiffe-rent designations<\/p>\n
     posts for \ufb01tment into regular<\/p>\n
   eeglaeleel aga,\u00a3n.~1n posts of Meter Readers, Second Division
\n:eleeeeeele.,e;, the extent of availability of the said posts. The<\/p>\n
 employees were to be alloww to work against the<\/p>\n
This Writ Petitionis\ufb01led under Articles 226     K 2
\nConstitution, praying to quashthe otler dated 29,}; ll f
\nbytlae respondents, etc.   A’  _ l  , ”\n<\/p>\n
This Writ Petition coming on fegeeeieel  deg, the
\nCourt made the following:  –.\n<\/p>\n
The petitioner’  in the<\/p>\n
year 1969 by  end Sewerage Board,<\/p>\n
Bangaloxe   the year 1972, he was<\/p>\n
regularised as e_ xareeeteeleeey e..eil~ee:ar dated 3.3.1930, the Board<\/p>\n
  as had passed SSLC were to be<\/p>\n
“IE
\nH}.\n<\/p>\n
1%<\/p>\n
we<\/p>\n
supemomerary posts till such time the permanent staffing pattern<\/p>\n
was finalised. The petitioner exencised his option to be adjustedVcee’i’c._V_<\/p>\n
3 Meter Reader. However, the petitioner was adjusted    <\/p>\n
Division Cierk though he did not opt for the seine. It.is”the:ceS’e:of,V  it  <\/p>\n
the petitioner that he was not well conxiersagtte   <\/p>\n
which included additions   he  a
\nrepresentation to the Board either   Reader or
\nto continue as a.    earlier. As the
\nBoard did nottaice.  he approached
\nthis Court   writ petition was disposed<\/p>\n
of by this  on .21 a direction to the Board to<\/p>\n
   accordance with law. However, the<\/p>\n
  of the petitioner. It is contended<\/p>\n
that  difficulties while working as a Second<\/p>\n
 as he is not good at Mathematics. Thereafter,<\/p>\n
  posted as a Cash Clerk at H T Counter, Vijayanagar<\/p>\n
  —- ll. The nature of the job involved is receiving the<\/p>\n
 ‘   consumers at the {ash counter. He was postedto as a<\/p>\n
cash clerk on 25.7.2000 and he has worked as such till 22.53%-){0I<\/p>\n
(ie. for a period of 305 days). While he was  ~ u<\/p>\n
post, he was kept under suspension as per the  <\/p>\n
25.4.2001 (Annexure ‘G’). The diseip1i\u00a3iery\u00ab <\/p>\n
Show cause notice as per Armexure ‘J’ <\/p>\n
that he has misappropriated a
\nrespectively. The peii\ufb01oneriilias    ‘K’ to
\nthe said notice denying   him. The
\ndisciplinary   to hold an
\nenquiry in   Vagainst the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n
Two     of the management
\nin the   has cross-examined the said<\/p>\n
witnessesi._   “the material on record, the enquiry<\/p>\n
l l  eegeeeeieieieee a  Qumexure ‘Q’) holding that the charges<\/p>\n
 .l-‘The disciplinary authority has issued a second<\/p>\n
l  _   dated 20.1.2003. Petitioner has sent a reply to<\/p>\n
  Jfl:.e said.  cause notice as per Annexure ‘R’. On consideration<\/p>\n
 .llof;the’:lnaterial on record, the disciplinary authority has passed an<\/p>\n
ll<\/p>\n
i<\/p>\n
order as per Annexure ‘S’ dismissing the petitioner \ufb01’om <\/p>\n
The petitioner has called in questiim the said order iIt_\u00a7ti’ti*.~t t <\/p>\n
petition.\n<\/p>\n
2. Sri rm. Rajashekhafavva,   <\/p>\n
the pen] ‘one! has made two fold,   it  it<\/p>\n
contended that though petitioner  deposit
\nday today basis, it was   It is
\nargued that first of an, ;’3etitione_r_i:e
\nHe wanted changeoi’  to by the
\nBoard. The  in the short claim
\nregister   _ iproceedings. Whenever<\/p>\n
there are sho:.t_   of the Board is to issue<\/p>\n
notice to the   to make good the same. The<\/p>\n
 ” \u00abioyees  short rem2ttanc’ es at a later stage. Ihat<\/p>\n
isi’how__a.1n”ctieei_ wits.-issued to the petitioner as per Armexure ‘C’<\/p>\n
 and the”–pet\u00e9itioxtef  deposited the said amount within two days.<\/p>\n
__ a iiotice 31 Annexure ‘E’ was issued claiming short<\/p>\n
remittances and petitioner has deposited the amount partiaii\ufb01w<\/p>\n
could not deposit the balance of Rs.l,O00f- because    <\/p>\n
proceedings were initiated by then. It    ii<\/p>\n
enquiry o\ufb01ioer was not justified in ixoadiiigiihe eseergee <\/p>\n
been proved. The second limb of is
\ncharges are held to be provecj,   the
\npetitioner is highly    in identicai
\nset of facts, in    authority
\nhas passed 3:5    punishment of
\n  on R.Srinivas is
\nin  wen Er ine State Govermnent dated<\/p>\n
14.9.2001, Iheiefeg~e,. ,diem1esei “er the petitioner \ufb01om service is<\/p>\n
    use connection, he has relied on the<\/p>\n
  Court in V1sHu:4NAm ms’. UNION or<\/p>\n
i   11v2:i1;4}.e 03t?I$R;St–2oo7 (3) SUPREME 331.<\/p>\n
3.  other hand, Sri M.S. Narayana, learned Counsel<\/p>\n
\u00ab   iiappeari.’-gg e the Board has sought to justify the impugned meet. 1:<\/p>\n
me<\/p>\n
is argued that the misconduct cormni\ufb01ed by the petitioner is <\/p>\n
in nature. Despite issuance of notice at Annexure ‘C’,   A4 <\/p>\n
him the shod remitiances for 3 period \ufb01em  3<\/p>\n
17.11.2000, he has not corsected his ibrced’<\/p>\n
Board to issue another notice at Annexsere ‘E’    3<\/p>\n
argued that the enquiry o\ufb02ieer on     on
\nrecerd has held that the   Coessdming
\nthe report of the enquiry of\ufb01cee, ” has
\nrightly passed at}      the service of<\/p>\n
thegoa,-d_ V “””\n<\/p>\n
4. I  the arguments made by the<\/p>\n
4._,Vl.ea1I1ed,.\u00a7’:.”\u00ab:$\u00a5um:el   perused the materials placed on<\/p>\n
 If:  dispute that petitioner was working as a Junior<\/p>\n
 ”  wiiix the Board and as per the order at Azmexure ‘B’, be<\/p>\n
%   )1 as a Cash Clenk W.e.f. 25.7.2000 for the first time. The<\/p>\n
Km.\n<\/p>\n
first notice issued by the Board is at Annexure ‘C’ <\/p>\n
22.10.2000, which disclose that petitioner has deposited””‘shQgfi.i__j:ii.l’  <\/p>\n
remittances, which has been deposited within two ‘lief  Z T<\/p>\n
receipt. Again, a notice at Annexure ‘E’ was ismeii   eh<\/p>\n
claiming short remittances. Petitioner ‘ did not ciisimte   ii<\/p>\n
enquiry o\ufb02icer the contents of the  it
\nhe was not good at Mathematics  his posting
\nhas not been changed  thatvvefiaiwcaeh  ti$i’*.\u00a3ii2’it of Meter<\/p>\n
Reader. On behelfi\u00ab….of:{i:he  i  ;e$wib;eeees have been<\/p>\n
examined.   elieited in the cross-\n<\/p>\n
the petitioner is that it is<\/p>\n
common for a  to  remittances because of the<\/p>\n
giifrieeitieeei  eaeb’  Tbe practice ofthe Board has been<\/p>\n
to_   _ remittances in the shed claim register<\/p>\n
 _  and to issue notice at a iater stage to the<\/p>\n
    make good the short remittances. The fact<\/p>\n
   has faii\ufb01 to remit the cash received at the<\/p>\n
 cash  en a day today basis. The domestic enquiry as been<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
K’<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
conducted by observing the principles of natural justice. -The<\/p>\n
enquiry report reveals that it has comprehensively touched on aI1fr’\u00bbt.<\/p>\n
the aspects of the matter. In my view, the enquiry   it <\/p>\n
justified in holding that the charges have been proved. _. ..   V<\/p>\n
6. In so far as the award of\u00bbpit_iiishxIieriti” is   3<\/p>\n
punishment to be imposed must be
\nof the misconduct.   kviolative of
\nArticle 14 of the Coristituticn.    of
\npunishment is     of the
\nauthorities, yet_     should not be
\nvindictive or   to the offence as
\nto shock the cotizisciencev    to conclusive evidence
\nofhias. “well Aiiwhere the punishment shocks the<\/p>\n
cc)n_scie:e<ceV of '{:'(\ufb01)'\ufb01\u00bb'a\u00bb."',t'.iI1 judicial review, they can net only direct<\/p>\n
  the  to the punishment but might themselves,<\/p>\n
to,*shortenii4" 1m.pos' e apipropriate punishment with cogent<\/p>\n
.1 areasens  thereof. i\u00e9\u00e9<\/p>\n
11<\/span><\/p>\n
Annexure-E because of disciplinary proceedings initiated by <\/p>\n
Board. In an identical ease of a cash clerk (R.Sri:1iy;a’s’},’  A’ <\/p>\n
disciplinary authority has passed an order of  3 T<\/p>\n
under Rule am) of the Karnataka Civil  i(C\u00a3:z3\u00a7Q)’\u00ab–:{u!es,:_’_V is T 7<\/p>\n
1957, which is clear from the copy of proziooed   3<\/p>\n
application I.A.1f2008. The  xto’  ernoioyee
\ntherein is in conformity with  the Goireriunent
\ndated 14.9.2001 wherein  case of
\n     ix Ito”: be awarded is
\n   been issued to
\nmaintain   However, in the<\/p>\n
case of the peiitioner, the  authority has passed an order<\/p>\n
__.of dismis{saiI.e*.In W3?! TH’s case (supra), the Apex Court<\/p>\n
ywas  -eeses of two persons involved in a scu\ufb01le. Both of<\/p>\n
  rm  The disciplinary amhority awarded<\/p>\n
    of increment for a period of two years<\/p>\n
  ciuzrxuleiive e\ufb01eot in so far as one of the employee was<\/p>\n
 _  and the other employee was removed from service. The<\/p>\n
13<\/span><\/p>\n
respondent-Board is substituted by the order cmnpuisorily  A’
\nhim \ufb01’om the service ofthe Board. ‘   H  ‘ ‘%<\/p>\n
(iii) In View of substitution ofthe \ufb01fe.
\nabove, the petitioner is entitled for 2:11  <\/p>\n
BMMx’2822009 g   %<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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