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2023 Supreme(All) 423

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
RAMESH SINHA, SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, JJ.
Rajendra Prasad Bharti - Petitioner
Versus
State Of U.P Thru.Addl.Chief Secy. Deptt.Of Appointment and Anr. - Respondents
Writ A. No. 15770 of 2019
Decided On : 21-02-2023

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Varadraj Shreedutt Ojha, Mohd. Anas Khan.
For the Respondents: Gaurav Mehrotra.

Headnote:

Constitution of India, 1949 – Article 226 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 498 A, 452, 323, 324, 504 & 506 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 156 – Dowry Prohibition Act – Sections 3, 4 – Allegation of Extraneous – Learned Senior Advocate assisted by learned counsel for petitioner Advocate assisted for opposite – Writ petitioner has challenged order has been removed from post of Civil Judge – Held, Court justifying disciplinary action against petitioner and his punishment by removing him from service law laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court petitioner should not have been penalized by removing him from service merely for having passed wrong orders – Explanation given by petitioner in respect of sufficient for disproving statements witnesses disproved charge against petitioner – Petitioner has claimed payment of back wages and other consequential benefits neither any material has been placed on record to support prayer by establishing that petitioner was not gainfully employed during period he had to remain out of service nor has any submission been made by learned Counsel for petitioner to press this prayer – Petitioner in this regard is rejected.

JUDGMENT :

(Subhash Vidyarthi J.)

1. Heard Sri Sandeep Dixit, the learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Varadraj Shreedutt Ojha Advocate, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gaurav Mehrotra Advocate assisted by Sri Utsav Misra and Ms. Rani Singh Advocates for the opposite party no. 2 High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.

2. By means of the present Writ Petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 02.04.2019 whereby he has been removed from the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division). He has also challenged the annual confidential report for the year 2011-12, the order dated 29.01.2013 passed by the Administrative Judge rejecting the petitioner’s representation against the adverse remarks in his annual confidential report for the year 2011-12 whereby it was proposed that a departmental enquiry be conducted against the petitioner and the recommendations dated 07.12.2016 of a Committee of three Hon’ble Judges of this Court rejecting the petitioner’s representation dated 05.11.2015 against the adverse remarks, as also the resolutions dated 11.01.2017 passed by the Hon’ble Administrative Committee accepting the recommendations of the three member committee and the resolution dated 12.11.2017 passed by the Hon’ble Administrative Committee directing the matter to be placed before the Full Court.

3. Briefly stated, facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as a Civil Judge (Junior Division) on 26.05.2006. The petitioner remained posted as Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the outlying Court at Sambhal in District Moradabad and thereafter he was transferred to Mirzapur.

4. On 25.11.2011, while the petitioner was posted as Civil Judge (Junior Division) Sambhal, one Sri. Mahesh Pal Singh Yadav Advocate gave a complaint to the District Judge Moradabad, leveling the following allegations against the petitioner: -

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