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RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, Y. G. KHOBRAGADE
Rajendra S/o Baburao Patil – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.
1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties.
2. This is a peculiar case wherein, the employer has practically ignored the fundamental principles of service jurisprudence, while partly disagreeing with the findings of the Enquiry Officer and attaching a stigma to the career of Petitioner which has affected his career, though he was exonerated by the Enquiry Officer of all the charges levelled against him.
3. This Petition before us is for seeking the deemed date of promotion, in terms of prayer clauses (B), (C) and (D), which read as under:
(C) By way of appropriate writ order or direction in the like nature, this Hon’ble High Court may kindly direct respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to extend the deemed date of promotion w.e.f. 30/08/2007 for the post of Junior Accountant in favour of petitioner, and consequently to direct the respondent aut
Employer's obligation to follow due procedure and provide reasons for disagreeing with the findings of the Enquiry Officer before attaching a stigma to an employee's career.
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