1. The petitioner, is Sweeper in Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Ranchi, He has absented without leave from 11.11.1998 to 30.7.2000. He was dismissed by Annexure-4 on the ground of his unauthorized absence from office for a long period. The cause of absence of the petitioner is that he was suffering from Tuberculosis, as a result of which he had not turned up before the respondents. The order impugned is not according to law. The dismissal order contained in Annexure-4 reads as follows :

"SHRI ABDUL KALAM, SWEEPER, RANCHI PRATI. KO DINANK 24.10.1998 KE BINA KISI SUCHANA KE ANADHIKRIT EVAM ANIRYAMAE DHANG SE ANUPASTHIT RAHANE KE AROP ME ES KARYALAY GYAPANK 1810, DINANK 31.7.1999 KE DWARA NILAMBIT KIYA GAYA EVAM ES KARYALAYA GYAPANK 1809, DINANK 31.7.1999 EK DWARA AROP PATRA KI PRAPTI EK SATH NILAMBAN ADESH KO NIBANDHIT DAK SE SHUDHA PATE PAR BHEJATE HUE SPASTIKARAN KE MANG KEE GAYEE, SPASTIKARAN NAHI PRASTUT KARANE EVAM KISI PRAKAR KEE SUCHANA NAHI DENE KE KARAN DAINIK SAMACHAR PATRA "PRABHAT KHABAR" "HINDUSTAN", "RANCHI EXPRESS" ME DINANK 26.5.1999 KE, SANSKARAN ME YOGDAN KARANE KA PRAKASHAN KARAYA GAYA. YOGDAN NAHI KARANE PAR PUNAH DINANK 13.6.2000 KE DAINIK SAMACHAR P