Mannu Devi vs State of Uttar Pradesh

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2024 Supreme(All) 699

J. J. MUNIR
Mannu Devi – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Love Lesh Kumar Verma
For the Respondent: C.S.C., Gopal Krishna Pandey

JUDGMENT :

J.J. Munir, J.

1. This writ petition is directed against an order dated 05.07.2023 passed by the Commissioner, Jhansi Division, Jhansi, dismissing the petitioner's appeal, arising out of an order dated 13.10.2022 passed by the Nagar Ayukt, Nagar Nigam, Jhansi, terminating her services.

2. The petitioner was appointed a Class-IV employee, a Safai Karmchari, by the Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Jhansi vide an order dated 15.12.1994. The petitioner was issued with a show cause notice dated 25.07.2022 by the Nagar Swasthya Adhikari, Nagar Nigam Jhansi, the Nagar Palika being upgraded to a Nagar Nigam since the petitioner's appointment, asking her to show cause regarding the validity of her appointment within seven days. The petitioner was asked to show cause about the validity of her appointment on ground that at the time of her appointment, she had suppressed the fact that her husband, Brij Mohan, was in government service. The other reason indicated was that she was appointed after her father-in-law, Chandu son of Ramjani, a Safai Karmchari, resigned his post and in the vacancy caused by his resignation, the petitioner was appointed, about which the petitioner did