JUDGMENT :

1. This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is directed against the order/judgment dated 29.01.2021 passed by learned Single Judge in W.P. (S) No. 2712 of 2012, by which appellate order dated 30.12.2011 passed by Inspector General, OPS, Jharkhand Sector, CRPF as also order of punishment dated 03.09.2011 and 04.10.2011, issued by the Commandant, 133 Bn, C.R.P.F. Ranchi terminating the services of the petitioner, has been quashed and set aside while allowing the writ petition.

2. The brief facts of the case as per the pleading made in the writ petition required to be enumerated, read as under:

The petitioner applied for selection for the post of Driver in C.R.P.F. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, 22 Battalion, CRPF Recruitment Centre and accordingly appeared for written test conducted on 06.07.2008, in which, he was declared successful and was informed that offer of appointment shall be sent to his residential address. But for a long period, when no appointment letter was sent to him, the writ petitioner represented before the respondents-authorities several times. The Deputy Inspector General, (Group Centre), CRPF, Sindri, Dhanbad vide letter dated 13.07.2010 informed the petitioner that on verification the driving license of the petitioner, purported to be issued by District Transport Officer, Mon. Nagaland, was found to be false and fabricated.

Aggrieved thereof, the petitioner approached the Patna High Court by filing writ petition being C.W.J.C. No. 2306 of 2011, which was disposed of vide order dated 09.02.2011 in terms of order dated 05.02.2010 passed in CWJC No. 368 of 2010 [Suman Kumar vs. Union of India and Others] whereby the respondent authority was directed to permit the petitioner-Suman Kumar to be appointed on the post of Driver as his Driving Licence was found to be genuine, granting liberty to the respondents-authorities to verify the genuineness of the driving license and correctness of the certificate issued by the D.T.O. Mon, Nagaland.

In terms of the order passed by Patna High Court, the petitioner was directed to report at Group Centre, Ranchi on or before 12.08.2011 along with original documents. Accordingly, the petitioner reported at CRPF Centre, Ranchi and was appointed on the post of Driver and started to discharge his duties.

However, the respondents-authorities before sending the petitioner for basic training subjected him to complete medical examinations on 29.08.2011 and 30.08.2011. After examination, the doctor observed that the candidate (petitioner) has only 10 dental points present out of 22 dental points, therefore, he rendered the petitioner ‘Unfit’ due to carriage teeth.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is medically unfit, the petitioner was served with termination notice under Section 5(1) of the Central Civil Service (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 vide order dated 03.09.2011 stating that on expiry of one month from the date of receipt of this notice, his services shall stand terminated.

Thereafter, the petitioner was served with letter dated 04.10.2011 whereby it has been intimated that services of the petitioner has been terminated w.e.f. 04.10.2011.

It is the case of the petitioner that no reason has been assigned either in letter dated 03.09.2011 intimating that his services shall be terminated on expiry of one month from the date of receipt of this letter or in letter dated 04.10.2011 whereby services of the petitioner has been terminated. Therefore, the petitioner preferred appeal before the Inspector General of Police, Bihar Sector, CRPF, Patna, which was sent before the Inspector General, OPS, Jharkhand Sector, CRPF, Ranchi. The appellate authority rejected the appeal vide order dated 30.12.2011 stating therein that the petitioner was declared unfit due to carriage teeth by the medical examination since he has 10 dental points present out of 22 dental points.

Aggrieved