{"id":65590,"date":"2010-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mustaq-ahmed-so-gulab-mohiddin-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-9-september-2010"},"modified":"2015-02-08T23:40:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T18:10:03","slug":"mustaq-ahmed-so-gulab-mohiddin-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-9-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mustaq-ahmed-so-gulab-mohiddin-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-9-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mustaq Ahmed S\/O Gulab Mohiddin vs State Of Karnataka on 9 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mustaq Ahmed S\/O Gulab Mohiddin vs State Of Karnataka on 9 September, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nAT BANGALORE \n\nDated this the gm day Of S\u20acpt\u20acI'l'1b\u20ac1'.   = \n\nTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICEME V \u00absHYLE1\\%j'5R_.aVV I 2'\n\nWritPet\u00a3tion No.T,34189ofgOo2  I I\nBE EN .. _ _ \n\nMUSTAQ AHMED . _\n\nS\/O GULAB MOHIDDIM \u00ab. _  I V\n\nAGED ABOUT 50 YEARS' '    \nASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ..  ._ \nCORPORATION 0.1:' THE'C'I'IY. OF 'r.z13rs0RE.V_ \n\nMYSORE.  '  PETITIONER\n\nI  \"  IByLfS:fi'VV'.:S  Aclv.]\n\n1  STATE O:?~K.AENATA\u00a7&lt;A~ -\n&#039;REP. BY. ITS &#039;SECRETARY\nURBAN DEvEL0,PM_ENT DEPARTMENT\nSAC3:jIIVA1..AYA&#039;-II, MS BUILDINGS\n* ~ BANGALORE -- 1.\n\n&#039;  A 2:  i.1.THE.C0MMiVSSiCNER\n\n_ CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MYSORE\n\nI * E. _   RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p>_   [By Smt Geetha Devi M P, Adv. for R2 and<br \/>\n&#8216; &#8216; &#8216; Sri Venkatesh Doddari, Govt. Adv. for R1}<\/p>\n<p>VTI~IIS VVRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND<\/p>\n<p>~ 22-? OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE<br \/>\n &#8220;ORDER DT. 29.8.2002 PASSED BY R2 VIDE ANNEXURE~A AND<br \/>\nfORDER DT. 27.7.2002 PASSED BY R1 VEDE ANNEXUREJ3 AND<br \/>\nF FURTHER DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONTINUE THE<\/p>\n<p>I PETITIONER AS ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGIN EER AND ETC.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">2<\/span><br \/>\nTHES l3E&#8217;l&#8217;l&#8217;1&#8243;lON COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE<\/p>\n<p>COURT MADE THE FOLLOWTING:\n<\/p>\n<p>0 R D E R<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner, who had been employed the<br \/>\nMysore City Corporation way back in the year,<br \/>\n12-3-1982 on the basis of the qulalification in<br \/>\nelectrical engineering as junior  it<br \/>\nfortuitous promotion on 13-\n<\/p>\n<p>engineer [AEE], thougil*b_y  hehadvvremained<br \/>\na diploma holderin  <\/p>\n<p>2. Perlrapisgjglothier  the post holding better<\/p>\n<p>qualifications&#8217;  &#8220;got agitated and could have<\/p>\n<p>represeritedkto&#8217;  Aeinployer but more importantly, the<\/p>\n<p> for such&#8212;-\u00ab&#8217;promotion being solicited by the<\/p>\n<p>  government, which is the Controlling<\/p>\n<p>antlfllority,loi{_cr all municipal corporations, did not \ufb01nd<\/p>\n<p>ll&#8221;&gt;~&#8217;..__&#8221;-favour&#8221;  according such promotion and therefore, the<\/p>\n<p>   in terms of the order dated 29-7-2002 [[copy at<\/p>\n<p>   _gAnnexure&#8211;A to the writ petition], reverted the petitioner to<\/p>\n<p>it the post of JE in the pay scale as is admitted to the said<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>post. It is aggrieved by this order, the present Writ<\/p>\n<p>petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. After issue of notices, the respondents&#8212;- entered.<br \/>\nappearance through counsel. Straternentiofiiflas<\/p>\n<p>been filed on behalf of the reisponderivts. .<\/p>\n<p>4. I have heard   for the<br \/>\npetitioner and Ms Geevthavii.&#8217;}&#8217;e&#8217;ai*ned counsel for<br \/>\nthe second  and Sri<br \/>\n Advocate for the<\/p>\n<p>first revspondent  i  &#8216; <\/p>\n<p>5. Subrnission  S Naik, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p> p_ petiti*oner,  that\u00abthe.&#8217;emp1oyer is not justified in reverting<\/p>\n<p>  -.pgetitiorre:r+employee to the earlier post, as in the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;hand recruitment rules to hold the post of ABE, particularly<br \/>\nA  irequirernent of securing degree in engineering, the<br \/>\n  en\ufb01iployer is not justified in passing an order adverse to the<\/p>\n<p>it interest of the employee and therefore the impugned order<\/p>\n<p>absence oi&#8217; quali\ufb01cation prescribed under the cadre<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>required to be quashed and the earlier order, promoting<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner be sustained.\n<\/p>\n<p>6. On the other hand, submission  .\n<\/p>\n<p>learned counsel for the<br \/>\nthough the cadre and recrui&#8217;tn}entA&#8217;rules_,V  do<br \/>\nprescribe any such qua}i\ufb01cationl&#8217;for&#8221;the   which<br \/>\nwas earlier known V tilflgineer, but was<br \/>\nredesignated  taking cue<br \/>\nfrom the   who had come on<br \/>\ndeputation  the state government<br \/>\nand vvlio V &#8220;promotion upto 25% of the<\/p>\n<p>available  ofA&#8217;pos.ts, which stipulates that persons<\/p>\n<p> _holdiia.g&#8221;o\u00abf should have degree in engineering<\/p>\n<p>  the requirement in the services of the<\/p>\n<p>state&#8221;igoveIu*&#8221;:irn&#8217;ent, the corporation has thought it \ufb01t to<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;adopt the; same reasoning or at any rate to go by such<\/p>\n<p>A  for the purpose of effecting promotions to the post<br \/>\noil\u00a7AEE in the cadres borne on the employment of<\/p>\n<p>it personnel of the corporation.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7. That apart, learned counsel for the respondent-<br \/>\ncorporation further submits that the corporation having<br \/>\ncategorized persons holding the post of junior engineer<br \/>\ninto two categories viz., grade} and grade&#8211;II, on<br \/>\nthe number of years of experience<br \/>\npersons promoted from grade~I  it<br \/>\nbeing so promoted from<br \/>\npetitioner, at the time of effecting thevtproniotiton\ufb02being in<br \/>\ngrade~iI category, 1. tath\u00e9 petitioner<br \/>\nhaving been found  earmarked for<\/p>\n<p>and realized that it was a<br \/>\nmistake&#8221; to so him in the year 1995, the<\/p>\n<p>corporation&#8221; has-.&#8221;so1d1ght to correct this mistake and<\/p>\n<p>.&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;theVr&#8217;eVf.oi*e, itavvas ineyitable to revert the petitioner to his<\/p>\n<p>A &#8216;originai.   ~ . V <\/p>\n<p> it Sri}_\\fvS Naik, learned counsel for the petitioner, has<\/p>\n<p>A V.:tf&#8217;conntered such submissions, by pointing out that while<br \/>\n  the cadre and recruitment rules are binding on persons in<\/p>\n<p> the establishment of the corporation, to the post of <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>having not prescribed degree being the quali\ufb01cation, the<br \/>\nfirst argument canvassed by the learned &#8220;the<\/p>\n<p>respondent-corporation cannot be accepted}-._:<\/p>\n<p>to the second argument that   ii.\n<\/p>\n<p>petitioner being in excess of _theaq.n:o&#8211;ta v&#8217;eateg.oi*;rofg<br \/>\ngrade&#8211;II and that the promo&#8217;tioI1 having<br \/>\nthe year 1995 and   in the<br \/>\ninterregnum between    is during the<br \/>\ninterval of  tl1.atia&#8230;ground to revert the<br \/>\npetitioner  this point of time, if<br \/>\n available for being<\/p>\n<p>filled up&#8217;by&#8221;J_unior  from Grade-II category.<\/p>\n<p>  hthis&#8230;.s\u00abubmission is also countered by the<br \/>\n for the respondent~corporation pointing<br \/>\n perhaps opened at a later day and not<br \/>\n anyr;.rate with effect from 13-124995 and the<br \/>\n&#8220;&#8216;:l:eorporation has given an opportunity to rework his<\/p>\n<p>  seniority in the cadre of AER from the date on which the<\/p>\n<p>vacancy in the post of AEE opened for the junior engineers<\/p>\n<p>in the category of grade&#8211;II.\n<\/p>\n<p>10. This submission of learned counse-l.V  <\/p>\n<p>respondentwoorporation merits acoeptancjef,  &#8216; V l<\/p>\n<p>11. In the result, while  oetitionl  in&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>part, to the extent that._&#8221;the=&#8221;res\u00a7\u00a7on&#8217;dent&#8211;eoIporation can<br \/>\nre\ufb01x the seniority of   cadre of AEE<br \/>\nwith effect    opening was<br \/>\navailable in.   belonging to grade&#8211;II<br \/>\ncategolzjl\/H  in favour of the<br \/>\n regard and that part of the<\/p>\n<p>order&#8217; &#8216;vreverting&#8221;the.l&#8217;-petitioner to the post of Junior<\/p>\n<p>  quashetlllby issue of a writ of certiorari and to<\/p>\n<p>l&#8217;thi&#8217;s_&#8217;e\u00a7&lt;tefit,l_ 1&#039;i;tl.ev&quot;is made absolute.<\/p>\n<p>Sdfvi<br \/>\niuaqe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Mustaq Ahmed S\/O Gulab Mohiddin vs State Of Karnataka on 9 September, 2010 Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE Dated this the gm day Of S\u20acpt\u20acI&#8217;l&#8217;1b\u20ac1&#8242;. = THE HON&#8217;BLE MR JUSTICEME V \u00absHYLE1\\%j&#8217;5R_.aVV I 2&#8242; WritPet\u00a3tion No.T,34189ofgOo2 I I BE EN .. _ _ MUSTAQ AHMED . 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