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D.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.21687/2013.

Chandra Prakash Meena. VS CAT & Ors.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR

D.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.21687/2013.

Chandra Prakash Meena.

VERSUS

Central Administrative Tribunal & Others.

Order reserved on

: 13^th August, 2014.

Date of Order

: 22^nd August, 2014.

PRESENT

PRESENT

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.K.RANKA

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.K.RANKA

Mr.Chandra Prakash Meena, petitioner present in person.

None present for the respondents.

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BY THE COURT (Per Hon'ble Mr.Ajay Rastogi,J):

The question for our consideration is as to whether initiation/

pendency of criminal proceedings before a competent court of law

would be sufficient to deny entry into government service, which we

need to dwell in the instant proceeding.

Petitioner present in person and none present for the respondents

despite notices of the present petition being served and Mr.S.S.Raghav,

Senior Standing Counsel for Union of India put in appearance on behalf

of the respondents when the matter came up before the court on

10.02.2014 and after it was heard for quite some time, interim protection

was granted to the petitioner – restraining respondents from taking any

adverse action in regard to final selection of the petitioner, pending

proceedings before this court and continuously for the last four

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Chandra Prakash Meena. VS CAT & Ors.

hearings, the respondents abstained their appearance without any

cause and no request was made but the petitioner, in person appeared

continuously in the last four hearings which took place on 16.07.2014

followed with 23.07.2014, 11.08.2014 & finally on the day when it was

concluded on 13.08.2014 and since counsel for parties abstained from

putting their appearance, the petitioner was heard in person and the

material on record was taken into consideration by this court. Finally the

arguments were concluded and order was reserved on 13.08.2014.

The brief facts, culled out from the record are that the petitioner is

a member of Scheduled Tribe and appeared in the Civil Services

Examination, 2009 conducted by Union Public Service Commission for

appointment in All India Services, Central Services Group-A & Group-B

and other allied services. After qualifying the preliminary and main

examinations, he was called for interview and personality test vide

communication dt.22.03.2010 and after qualifying the interview and

personality test, he was allotted Delhi, Andman and Nikobar Island,

Lakshya Deep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Public Service

(Group-B) (DANIPS). The aforesaid allocation was made in the year

2010, which is evident from communication dt.25.01.2011, issued by the

Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs to the Home Secretary,

Government of Rajasthan and so also to District Collector,

Hanumangarh. The petitioner was very hopeful and full of joy that he

has been selected for Class-I Services which is always an ambition and

dream of the participant/applicant in getting public employment.

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Chandra Prakash Meena. VS CAT & Ors.

After qualifying the main examination and prior to his appearing in

the interview-cum-personality test, the petitioner got married with

Suman @ Purnima Meena but to his dismay, their matrimonial relations

could not continue and immediately after marriage and as alleged by

him, she was not at all interested from Day-1 in residing with him and

just within three months, there was a matrimonial discord and she

lodged FIR No.93 against him at Mahila Thana, District Hanumangarh

on 28.05.2010 for offence u/S.498-A, 406 & 323 IPC but since the

marriage took place at Jaipur and cause of alleged incident, if any, had

taken place at Jaipur, the FIR No.93/2010 of Mahila Thana,

Hanumangarh was tr