{"id":88757,"date":"2010-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gujarat-vs-hiteshgar-on-3-march-2010"},"modified":"2017-02-27T21:53:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:23:53","slug":"gujarat-vs-hiteshgar-on-3-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gujarat-vs-hiteshgar-on-3-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat vs Hiteshgar on 3 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Gujarat vs Hiteshgar on 3 March, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: M.R. Shah,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nSA\/154\/2009\t 9\/ 9\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nSECOND\nAPPEAL No. 154 of 2009\n \n\nWith\n\n\n \n\nCIVIL\nAPPLICATION No. 5830 of 2009\n \n\nIn\n\n\n \n\nSECOND\nAPPEAL No. 154 of 2009\n \n\n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE M.R. SHAH\n \n \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo\n\t\t\tbe referred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n=========================================\n\n\n \n\nGUJARAT\nSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION & 1 - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nHITESHGAR\nGULABGAR - Defendant(s)\n \n\n=========================================\n \nAppearance : \nMS\nSEJAL K MANDAVIA for\nAppellant(s) : 1 - 2. \nMR CHINTAN S POPAT for Respondent(s) :\n1, \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE M.R. SHAH\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\nDate\n: 03\/03\/2010 \n\n \n\nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n
1.\tWith
\nthe consent of the learned advocates appearing on behalf of the
\nrespective parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case,
\nthe present Second Appeal itself is taken up for final hearing today.\n<\/p>\n
2.\tAt
\nthe time of admission, the  learned Single Judge framed the following
\nsubstantial questions of law to be determined by this Court;\n<\/p>\n
(i)\tWhether
\nin the facts and circumstances of the case, the Courts below have
\njurisdiction to issue direction to the appellant to create a post and
\ngive appointment to the respondent?\n<\/p>\n
(ii)\tWhether
\nin the facts and circumstances of the case, the Courts below can pass
\norder of compassionate appointment in contravention of the policy
\nframed by the appellant-Corporation?\n<\/p>\n
3.\tThe
\npresent Second Appeal has been preferred by the appellants-original
\ndefendants-Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation  challenging the
\nimpugned judgement and order passed  by the learned Principal
\nDistrict Judge, Porbandar dated 10\/02\/2009 in  Regular Civil Appeal
\nNo. 74\/2005 in dismissing the same and confirming the judgement and
\ndecree passed by the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Porbandar
\ndated 06\/10\/2005 in Regular Civil Suit No. 618\/1995 by which both the
\n Courts below have directed the appellants-original defendants to
\nappoint the respondent-original plaintiff on compassionate ground,
\neven by creating a post, on the death of his father, who was serving
\nwith appellant no. 1-Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation as
\ndriver, who died on 16\/05\/1981 while in service.\n<\/p>\n
4.\tThe
\nfacts leading to the present Second Appeal in  nutshell are as under;\n<\/p>\n
4.1.\tThe
\nfather of the respondent-original plaintiff was serving as permanent
\ndriver in Porbandar S.T. Depo, who died while in service on
\n16\/05\/1981.  At the time when the deceased employee died, the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff was minor i.e. aged five years.  The
\nrespondent-original plaintiff instituted Regular Civil Suit No.
\n618\/1995 in the Court of learned Additional Senior Civil Judge,
\nPorbandar  for declaration that, on  death of his father, the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff is entitled to appointment on
\ncompassionate ground and for declaration that the action of the
\nappellants-original defendants in not appointing the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff on compassionate ground, on the death
\nof his father, is illegal and unjust.    The learned trial Court vide
\njudgement and decree dated 06\/10\/2005 decreed the said suit and
\ndeclared that on  death of the father of the respondent-original
\nplaintiff, respondent-original plaintiff is entitled to appointment
\non compassionate ground.  Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the
\njudgement and decree passed by the learned Additional Senior Civil
\nJudge, Porbandar dated 06\/10\/2005 in Regular Civil Suit No. 618\/1995,
\nthe appellants-original defendants preferred Regular Civil Appeal No.
\n74\/2005 before the learned Principal District Judge, Porbandar and
\nthe learned appellate Court not only dismissed the said appeal
\nconfirming the judgement and decree passed by the learned trial Court
\nbut also passed further order that if there is no post available, in
\nthat case, supernumerary post be created considering the educational
\nqualification of the respondent-original plaintiff  and to appoint
\nthe respondent-original plaintiff.  Being aggrieved and dissatisfied
\nwith the judgement and order passed by the learned Principal District
\nJudge, Porbandar dated 10\/02\/2009 in Regular Civil Appeal No.
\n74\/2005, the appellants-original defendants have preferred the
\npresent Second Appeal.\n<\/p>\n
5.\tMs
\nSejal Mandavia, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the
\nappellants-original defendants has vehemently submitted that the
\njudgement and order passed by the both the Courts below directing the
\nappellants-original defendants  to appoint the respondent-original
\nplaintiff on compassionate ground is absolutely illegal and against
\nthe scheme of the appellant- Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
\n as well as against the decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court as
\nwell as this Court.   It is further submitted that the learned
\nappellate Court has passed an order to create supernumerary post to
\nappoint the respondent-original plaintiff on compassionate ground,
\nwhich is absolutely without jurisdiction and, therefore, it is
\nrequested to quash and set aside the impugned judgement and orders
\nand to allow the present Second Appeal.  It is submitted that as such
\nthe father of the respondent-original plaintiff died in the year 1981
\nand the suit came to be filed in the year 1995 i.e. after a period of
\n14 years from the date of death of the deceased employee and also
\nafter five years of attaining the age of majority by the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff, and, therefore, both the Courts below
\nhave materially erred in directing the appellants-original defendants
\nto appoint the respondent-original plaintiff on compassionate ground.\n<\/p>\n
6.\tMs.\n<\/p>\n
Sejal Mandavia, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the
\nappellants-original defendants has heavily relied upon the decisions
\nof the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of STATE OF J & K &
\nORS Vs. SAJAD AHMED MIR reported in  (2006) 5 SCC 766 as
\nwell as in the case of DHARMENDRASINH VANRAJSINH JADEJA Vs. STATE
\nOF GUJARAT & ORS reported in 2009 (1) GLR 434  and
\nthe decision of this Court  dated 29\/12\/2009 in Special Civil
\nApplication No. 298\/2009.   By making the above submissions and
\nrelying upon the above decisions, it is requested to allow the
\npresent Second Appeal.\n<\/p>\n
7.\tThe
\npresent Second Appeal is opposed by Shri Popat, learned advocate
\nappearing on behalf of the respondent-original plaintiff.  It is
\nsubmitted that at the relevant time when the father of the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff died in the year 1981, the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff was minor, aged 5 years only, and,
\ntherefore, after the respondent-original plaintiff attained the age
\nof majority he submitted an application for appointment on
\ncompassionate ground, which was wrongly rejected and, therefore, both
\nthe Courts below have rightly passed the order directing the
\nappellants-original defendants to appoint the respondent-original
\nplaintiff on compassionate ground even by creating  supernumerary
\npost.  No other submissions have been made.  By making the above
\nsubmissions, it is requested to dismiss the present Second Appeal.\n<\/p>\n
8.\tHeard
\nthe learned advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties
\nat length.  It is not in dispute that the father of the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff died in the year 1981 and as per the
\npolicy of the appellant no. 1-Gujarat State Road Transport
\nCorporation, if at the time of death of an employee, dependent is
\nminor and\/or attains the age of majority within 10 years, then and
\nthen only the application can be considered.  It is to be noted that
\nin the present case the suit came to be instituted by the
\nrespondent-original plaintiff in the year 1995 i.e. after a period of
\n 14 years  from the death of the deceased employee.  It is also
\nrequired to be noted that the respondent-original plaintiff attained
\nthe age of majority in the  year 1993-94 and after a period of two
\nyears of attaining the age of majority the suit came to be filed.  It
\nis also required to be noted that when the learned trial Court
\ndecreed the suit, 24 years have passed after the death of the
\ndeceased employee and, therefore, when the order came to be passed by
\nthe learned trial Court to appoint the respondent-original plaintiff
\non compassionate ground it was after a period of 24 years from the
\ndeath of deceased employee.\n<\/p>\n
9.\tIn
\nthe aforesaid background and in the facts and circumstances of the
\ncase, the present Second Appeal is required to be considered and
\nappointment of the respondent-original plaintiff on compassionate
\nground is not to be considered.\n<\/p>\n
10.\tAs
\nobserved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Sajjad
\nAhmed Mir (supra),
\nthe compassionate appointment is exception to the general rule and
\nnormally, an employment in the Government or other public sectors
\nshould be open to all eligible candidates who can come forward to
\napply and compete with each other. It is in consonance with Article
\n14 of the Constitution. On the basis of competitive merits, an
\nappointment should be made to public office. It is also further
\nobserved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court that this general rule should
\nnot be departed from except where compelling circumstances demand,
\nsuch as, death of the sole breadwinner and livelihood of the family
\nsuffering because of the setback. It is
\nalso further observed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court that once it is
\nproved that in spite of the death of the breadwinner, the family
\nsurvived and substantial period is over, there is no necessity to say
\n goodbye  to the normal rule of appointment and to show favour to
\none at the cost of the interests of several others ignoring the
\nmandate of Article 14. In the case before the Hon’ble Supreme Court,
\nthe learned Single Judge dismissed the petition on the ground of
\ndelay and laches. The Division Bench set aside the said order and
\npassed an order of appointment on compassionate ground. The Hon’ble
\nSupreme Court set aside the order passed by the Division Bench and
\nhas observed as above.\n<\/p>\n
11.\tIdentical
\nquestion came to be considered by this Court in Special Civil
\nApplication No.1678 of 1997 and Special Civil Application No.1903 of
\n2005 and this Court dismissed the said Special Civil Applications
\nrelying upon the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of
\nState of J&K
\nand Others vs. Sajjad Ahmed Mir reported in (2006) 5 SCC 766 and
\nin the case of National
\nHydroelectric Power corporation and Another vs. Nanak Chand and
\nAnother reported in 2004 AIR SCW 6339 rejecting
\nthe applications which were filed belatedly.\n<\/p>\n
12.\tIn
\nthe case of  National Hydroelectric Power corporation and Another
\n(supra), the Hon’ble Supreme Court has observed that  it is to
\nbe seen that the appointment on compassionate ground is not a source
\nof recruitment, but merely an exception to the requirement regarding
\nappointments being made on open invitation of application on merits.
\nBasic intention is that on the death of the employee concerned, his
\nfamily is not deprived of means of livelihood.  The object is to
\nenable the family to get over sudden financial crises.\n<\/p>\n
13.\tConsidering
\nthe aforesaid decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of
\nSajjad Ahmed Mir
\n(supra) and in the case of
\nNational Hydroelectric Power corporation and Another (supra)
\nand the facts of the present case that more than 20 years have been
\npassed after the death of the deceased employee and even at the time
\nwhen the learned trial court passed the decree more than twenty seven
\nyears had been passed and the family survived for all these years, as
\nobserved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, there is no necessity to say
\n good bye  to the normal rule of appointment and to show favour
\nto one at the cost of the interests of several others ignoring the
\nmandate of Article 14.  Under the circumstances, the judgment and
\ndecree passed by the learned trial court, confirmed by the appellate
\ncourt is just contrary to the aforesaid two decisions of the Hon’ble
\nSupreme Court as well as the object and purpose of appointment on
\ncompassionate ground which deserves to be quashed and set aside.\n<\/p>\n
14.\tIn
\nview of the above and for the reasons stated hereinabove, the present
\nSecond Appeal succeeds. The impugned judgement and orders passed by
\nthe learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Porbandar dated 06\/10\/2005
\nin Regular Civil Suit No. 618\/1995 and learned Principal District
\nJudge, Porbandar dated 10\/02\/2009 in Regular Civil Appeal No. 74\/2005
\nare hereby quashed and set aside.    The present Second Appeal is
\nallowed to the aforesaid extent.  No cost.\n<\/p>\n
 CIVIL
\nAPPLICATION No. 5830\/2009<\/p>\n
\tIn
\nview of the order passed in Second Appeal, no order in the Civil
\nApplication.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(M.R.\n<\/p>\n
SHAH, J.)<\/p>\n
siji<\/p>\n
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