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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, ARUN KUMAR RAI
Union of India through General Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur – Appellant
Versus
Nitish Ranjan S/o Shri Birendra Prasad Gupta – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ challenges tribunal's quashing of removal orders (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. charge of negligent forklift operation causing death (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. summary removal invoked under rule 14(ii) d&a rules (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. tribunal sets aside orders for procedural violations (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. petitioner defends rule 14 application and maintainability (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. judicial review limited to apparent error or perversity (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 7. rule 14 requires recorded reasons for enquiry impracticability (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 8. removal order lacks cogent satisfaction reasons (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 9. natural justice violation overrides alternative remedies (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 10. writ petition dismissed, no interference (Para 53 , 54) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is directed against the order dated 08.04.2025 passed in O.A. No.051/00281/2021 by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Circuit Bench, Ranchi whereby and whereunder, the learned Tribunal has allowed the said original appli
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