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2025 Supreme(Raj) 1837
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
DINESH MEHTA, J.
Anita Patidar - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan - Respondent
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 455 of 2025
Decided On : 14-01-2025
The court ruled that the termination of services of temporary employees was illegal and directed their accommodation in available posts, emphasizing the need for fair treatment regardless of job roles.
Headnote:
(A) Constitution of India - The action of the respondents in terminating the services of petitioners on the ground of availability of regularly selected employees was declared illegal and arbitrary - The court directed the respondents to ascertain vacancies and consider the petitioners for adjustment - The essence of the previous judgment was to accommodate those on urgent temporary basis. (Paras 1, 5, 6)
(B) Employment Law - The court emphasized that the petitioners should not be denied accommodation based on the nature of their posts compared to previous cases. (Paras 5, 6)
Facts of the case:
The petitioners were working on an urgent temporary basis as Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery and were terminated despite vacancies remaining in the respondent-Department. They sought reinstatement and adjustment in available posts.
Findings of Court:
The court disposed of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider the petitioners for available vacancies and to decide on their representation within four weeks.
Issues: The main issues were the legality of the termination of services and the consideration of available vacancies for the petitioners.
Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that the respondents must accommodate those on urgent temporary basis in available posts, irrespective of the specific roles compared to previous cases.
Result: Writ petition disposed of.
ORDER :
1. While informing that petitioners are working as Urgent Temporary Basis on the post of Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM), learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the controversy involved in the present case is squarely covered by a judgment rendered by this Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 12243/2024 (Shruti Moyal & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.).
2. In the case of Shruti Moyal, the following order was passed:-
“1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners.
2. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:-
“A. the action of the respondents while terminating the services of the petitioners from the post of Assistant Radiographer, Lab Technician and Assistant lab Technician on the ground of availability of regularly selected Lab Technicians despite the fact that posts are still lying vacant, may kindly be declared per se illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Constitution of India.
B. The impugned orders dated 12.07.2014 (Annexure-7) may kindly be quashed and set aside.
C. The impugned termination order of petitioner No.1 dated 10.07.2024 (Annexure- 8) and order dated 10.07.2024 (Annexure-9) by which services of petitioners No.1 have been terminated and all orders issued by the respondents in the intervening period, terminating the services of the petitioners, may kindly be ordered to be quashed and set aside.
D. The respondents may kindly be directed to reinstate the services of the petitioners and they be permitted to continue their services on their respective post.
E. The respondents may kindly be directed not to replace the petitioners till the agreement of the petitioners come to an end.
F. That the respondents may be restrained from dis-continuing services of the petitioners and/or the present place of posting of the petitioners may not changed.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were appointed on the urgent temporary basis for a period of 3 months or till the regularly selected employees are available with the respondent-Department, whichever is earlier. Learned counsel submits that the regularly selected employees are available with the respondent-Department, thus, the services of the petitioners have been dispensed with vide order dated 10.07.2024.
4. Learned counsel further submits that after the regularly selected persons having joined in the respondent-Department, still there are number of vacancies available with the respondent-Department for the post of Lab Technician and Assistant Radiographers. He, therefore, prays that the respondents may be directed that in case, there are vacancies available in the Department and they are in need of services of the petitioners, the petitioners’ services can be adjusted in the nearby areas of District Pali/Beawar.
5. Considering the limited prayer of the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.7- Chief Medical and Health Officer, Beawar & respondent No.8-Chief Medical and Health Officer, Pali to ascertain the number of vacancies available with them in their jurisdiction and if they desire to take the services of the petitioners on the post available, the petitioners may be adjusted or accommodated to serve on those posts till the regularly selected candidates are available with the respondent-Department.
6. It is made clear that if any of the petitioner is not discharging his duties satisfactorily, the respondents will be free to discharge him from the employment.
7. Stay petition as well as other pending applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners may be permitted to file an appropriate representation before the respondents in the light of judgment rendered by this Court in the case of Shruti Moyal (supra) for redressal of their grievance.
4. In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms that in the event of filing a representation by the petitioner
