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2008 Supreme(Raj) 1252

[Citation : 2009(3) RLW 2148 (Raj.)]
(Rajasthan High Court)
Ummed Singh Vs. C. & T.A. (D.L.I.C.), Churu & Ors. (Panwar, J.)
HON'BLE H.R. PANWAR, J.
Ummed Singh
Versus
Chairman & Technical Assistant (District Level Inquiry Committee), Churu & Ors.
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4748 of 2005, decided on 11.12.2008

Advocates Appeared
R.S. Saluja, for Petitioner;
Deepak Choudhary, Dy.Government Counsel, for Respondent-State;
Rajesh Joshi, for Respondent No.5

Headnote:Service Matters — Termination of Service — Subsistence allowance not paid — Departmental enquiry initiated ex-party — Petitioner placed under suspension — No opportunity given to defend in equiry — Petitioner has not afforded any opportunity to defend the enquiry, not paid subsistance allowance — Held — Termination set aside — Matter remanded to enquiry officer to proceed afresh after paying subsistence allowance. (Paras 23)

       Petition allowed.

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Judgment

Hon'ble PANWAR, J.—The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner on 9th August, 2005 seeking a direction to the respondents to restrain them from proceeding further in pursuance of the second enquiry report and for some reason if the punishment of removal or dismissal from service is visited to the petitioner, same may be declared illegal and may be quashed.

2. This matter came up before this Court on 10th August, 2005. While issuing notice to the respondents of the writ petition as well as of stay application, by an interim order, further proceedings in pursuance of notice dated 11.8.2005 (Annexure-7) in the writ petition was directed to be stayed till next date of hearing. However, by order Annexure-11 dated 11th August, 2005, the services of the petitioner came to be terminated by the respondents and therefore, the petitioner amended the writ petition and challenged the order Annexure-11 terminating his services.

3. Briefly stated facts and circumstances giving rise to the instant writ petition are that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Manager under the Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society (for short “PACCS” hereinafter). Contemplating an enquiry, the petitioner was placed under suspension, however, he was not paid subsistence allowance and therefore, the petitioner preferred a writ petition being S.B.Civil Writ Petition No.2416/2005 before this Court. After placing the petitioner under suspension, a charge-sheet Annexure-9 dated 30th November, 2004 was served on him. In pursuance of the order Annexure-1 dated 12th May, 2005 passed by this Court, amount of Rs.6,719/- was paid to the petitioner as subsistence allowance. However, thereafter, the respondents failed to pay any subsistence allowance during the period the petitioner remained under suspension. The enquiry proceeded ex-parte. Since the subsistence allowance was not paid to the petitioner, therefore, he could not afford the expenses in defending the enquiry though a reply to the charge-sheet was supplied by the petitioner vide Annexure-3 taking a plea that in absence of payment of subsistence allowance, he is not in a position to attended the inquiry. After considering the reply filed by the petitioner, the Chairman, District Level Enquiry Committee and Technical Assistant, vide Annexure-4 4th May, 2005, decided that no final action can be taken against the petitioner as the proceedings under Section 57(1) of the Rajasthan Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 (for short “the Cooperative Societies Act” hereinafter) are pending against the petitioner. According to the petitioner, for the same charges, an eqnuiry was pending against the petitioner before the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bikaner Division Bikaner. By order Anneuxre-6, the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies without informing any reasons for disagreeing with the enquiry report Annexure-4 ordered for re-enquiry and consequent thereupon, re-enquiry was conducted which the petitioner could not defend since he was not paid subsistence allowance. By order Annexure-6, a major penalty terminating the services of the petitioner was recommended and thereafter, by order Anneuxre-11 dated 11th August, 2005, the respondent No.5 terminated the services of the petitioner w.e.f. 11th August, 2005. Hence, this writ petition.

4. A reply to the writ petition has been filed by the respondent State as well as by respondent No.5. In the reply filed by the respondent No.5, a preliminary objection was taken to the effect that order terminating the services of the petitioner dated 11th August, 2005 Anneuxre-11 is appealable under Rule 37 of the Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society/Multipurpose Large Cooperative Society Managers (Selection & Appointment) Service Conditions, 2003 (for short “the Service Conditions, 2003” hereinafter) before the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Society. It was also averred that the auditor found ser































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