{"id":87439,"date":"2006-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sukhminder-singh-and-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-and-ors-on-29-august-2006-2"},"modified":"2017-04-26T20:36:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T15:06:58","slug":"sukhminder-singh-and-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-and-ors-on-29-august-2006-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sukhminder-singh-and-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-and-ors-on-29-august-2006-2","title":{"rendered":"Sukhminder Singh And Ors. vs State Of Punjab And Ors. on 29 August, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sukhminder Singh And Ors. vs State Of Punjab And Ors. on 29 August, 2006<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: J Khehar<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: J Khehar, S Anand<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p> J.S. Khehar, J. <\/p>\n<p>1. All the nine petitioners were appointed as Silt  Observer\/Supervisor Instrumentation \/ Photostat Operator \/ Wireless  Operator \/ Wireless Operator \/ Surveyor \/ Driver, on work charged basis.  Having rendered service on work charged basis for some time, they were  regularized as Canal Patwaris at different places. The details of their  induction into service culminating into their regularization as Canal Patwaris  have been recorded in a tabulation form placed along with the petition as  Annexure P-1. Relevant part of Annexure P-1 is being extracted hereunder:\n<\/p>\n<pre> Sr.   Name of        Father's Name    Designation    Date of    Date of       Date of \nNo.   Employee                                        Birth     Workcharge  Regulariza \n                                                                appointment   -tion \n1. Sukhminder Singh  Harbhajan Singh  Silt Observer  10.10.60    23.5.85     4.4.2002\n2. Ashwini Kumar     Hardar Singh      Supervisor     5.4.66     1.9.85     13.5.2002\n                                      Instrumation \n3. Avtar Singh       Naranjan Singh    Photostat     10.11.64    1.2.88     23.4.2002 \n                                       Operator \n4. Ranbir Singh      Naranjan Singh    Wireless      13.4.65    15.1.85     21.3.2002 \n                                     Operator Beldar 5.10.89 \n                                       Wireless \n                                       Operator \n5. Balram Bagga      Sham Lal          Surveyor      7.7.68     24.10.86    20.5.2002 \n6. Suresh Kumar     Kuldip Singh       Supervisor   26.8.68     4.5.92      20.5.2002 \n7. Jasbir Singh     Joginder Singh      Driver      30.3.63     1.2.86      23.5.2002 \n8. Adarsh Pal       Gurdial Singh      Wireless     28.12.59    15.4.87     23.4.2002 \n                                       Operator \n9. Ramji Dass      Bhagat Ram          Supervisor   1.4.54       7.1.85     15.5.2002 \n\n \n\n<\/pre>\n<p>2. The orders by which the petitioners were regularised as Canal  Patwaris expressed similar terms and conditions. The order of regularization  of petitioner No. 1 as a Canal Patwari dated 4.4.2002 is being extracted  hereunder, so as to highlight the terms and conditions expressed in the orders  of their regularisation as Canal Patwaris:\n<\/p>\n<p>As per Punjab Government instructions No. 11\/34\/2001-4  Irr.Pro. 3\/1301 dated 25.1.2001 and Memo No. 5\/31\/2001-3 Irr.  Pro. 3\/22836 dated 20.9.2001 and as recommended vide letter  No. 239\/28-A dated 2.4.2002, of Executive Engineer, Janodi  Chohal Construction Division, Hoshiarpur services of Shri  Sukhminder Singh, son of Shri Harbhajan Singh, Silt Observor  (Work Charged) are regularized and he is appointed as a Canal  Patwari on the vacant post of Canal Patwari in Executive  Engineer, Kandi Watershed Drainage Division, Hoshiarpur  under Dholbaha Dam Construction Circle, Hoshiarpur, with  immediate effect in public interest in the pay scale of Rs. 3120-  5160 on the starting salary of Rs. 5320\/-, on the following terms  and conditions:\n<\/p>\n<p>1. The official will have to successfully complete 3 months training of canal Patwari.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. During training the official will be entitled to his earlier pay along with allowances only.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. In case any patent error is observed or if any other decision is taken by the Government against the placement, the appointing authority will have the right to withdraw this order at any time without assigning any reason.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. The official will be deemed to be regularized from the date he joins duty on the post.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. Consequent upon, their having been regularized for some time,  the respondents passed identical orders reverting each of the petitioners to  the post against which he was originally inducted into service on  workcharged basis. The order of reversion of petitioner No. 1 dated  11.6.2004 is being extracted hereunder, so as to highlight the reasons  weighing with the respondents, if any, for reverting the petitioners:\n<\/p>\n<p> In view of Civil Writ Petition No. 7512 of 2004 filed by Shri  Anil Kumar, Value Operator and keeping in view the Seniority  List of the work charged employees of the whole State, services  of Sukhminder Singh, Canal Patwari whose services were  regularized vide this office order No. 1992-97\/10A dated 4.4.02  from the post of Silt Observor workcharged to Canal Patwari,  the said office order is now hereby cancelled and according to  the condition No. 3 accepted by him, he is reverted back and  appointed on the post of Silt Observor Work charged under  Executive Engineer, Janodi Chohal Construction Division,  Hoshiarpur, in public interest.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. A perusal of the aforesaid order reveals that the instant order of  reversion had been passed in furtherance of Clause 3 depicted in the orders  by which the petitioners were regularized (specimen already extracted herein  above).\n<\/p>\n<p>5. Despite the fact that no reasons have been spelt out in the  impugned orders of reversions, yet in the written statement filed by the  respondents, the reasons for deregularizing the petitioners and their  consequential reversion have been extracted in paragraph 9 of the written  statement. Paragraph 9 of the written statement is being extracted  hereunder:\n<\/p>\n<p> 9. That in reply to para 9 of the writ petition it is submitted  that so far as the reproduction of Clause 4 of the Annexure P\/2  and Annexure P\/10 are concerned, this is perfectly valid and  amply clear. Patent error has come to the notice of the  respondents i.e. regularization orders issued by the authority not  competent to issue, petitioners have much juniors in the state  level seniority list hence regularization orders of the petitioner  is prejudice to the claim of the persons seniors to them. Thirdly  they have been regularized in a cadre out side of their cadre and  these are patent errors and as such their services have been  deregularized.\n<\/p>\n<p>6. Viewed in the factual position noticed herein above, learned  counsel for the petitioners seeks to challenge the reversion orders, all dated  11.6.2004 (Annexures P\/20 to P\/28), vide which the orders of regularization  of the petitioners were annulled and they were reverted to the post against  which they were originally recruited into service, by asserting that they had  been passed in clear violation of Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India  as well as, in clear violation of the rules of natural justice. In this behalf it is  submitted, that the respondents were required to afford an opportunity of  hearing to the petitioners, after having informed the petitioners the reasons  for deregularisation of their services as Canal Patwaris, as well as, the  reasons for reverting them to the post originally occupied by them. It is the  vehement contention of the learned Counsel for the petitioners, that no such  procedure was adopted by the respondents before passing the impugned  orders.\n<\/p>\n<p>7. Having examined the entire controversy, in totality of the facts  narrated herein above, including Clause 3 of the regularisation order, as well  as, the reasons recorded for reverting the petitioners depicted in para 9 of the  written statement, we are satisfied that the impugned orders by which the  status of regularisation accorded to the petitioners has been withdrawn, and  by which, they have been reverted to the post originally occupied by them in  a work charged capacity, adversely affects the civil rights to the petitioners.  In such a situation, it was imperative for the respondents to follow the  procedure laid down under Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India, as  also, the rules of natural justice. Admittedly, no such procedure was  followed by the respondents.\n<\/p>\n<p>8. In view of the above, we are of the view that the impugned  orders, all dated 11.6.2004, (Annexures P\/20 to P\/28) are liable to be set  aside. The same are, accordingly, set aside. Liberty is, however, granted to  the respondents to pass appropriate orders, if the respondents be so advised,  by following the procedure envisaged under Article 311(2) of the  Constitution of India, as well as, the rules of natural justice, in accordance  with law.\n<\/p>\n<p>9. Allowed in the aforesaid terms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab-Haryana High Court Sukhminder Singh And Ors. vs State Of Punjab And Ors. on 29 August, 2006 Author: J Khehar Bench: J Khehar, S Anand JUDGMENT J.S. Khehar, J. 1. 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