Jinder Singh Etc. v. State Of Hy.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 394-3 cases Date of decision: 31.08.2024 Jinder Singh and others ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Haryana and Others

...Respondents

Prem Singh and others ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Haryana and Others

...Respondents

Chander Parkash ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana and Others

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present :

Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Dushyant Saharan, AAG, Haryana.

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1.

These cases involve similar issues and therefore, are being disposed of together by this common judgment.

2.

The prayer in the present petitions is for quashing the impugned order dated 13.01.2003, whereby the petitioners have been reversed. 3.

Vide order dated 16.01.2003, the reversion of the petitioner was stayed. Now, all the petitioners stated to have been retired from service. In similar set of circumstances, the Division Bench of this Court in Sudarshan Kumar Sharma vs. The State of Punjab and others, CWP-837-2005, vide judgment dated on 21.02.2013, held thus:

"The petitioner was appointed as Sanitary Inspector, Municipal Committee, Ludhiana and he earned promotions from time to time. In the year 1994, he was promoted as Superintendent Vaccination. Thereafter, in the year 1997, he was given promotion to the post of Registrar (Births & Deaths), Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana vide orders dated 28.5.1997. Subsequently, show cause notice dated 16.1.2003 was issued to him which culminated in his reversion from the post of Registrar (Births & Deaths). Challenging these orders, the petitioner filed the instant writ petition. The petitioner also prayed for interim stay of operation of the reversion orders. Interim orders were passed in his favour by this Court.

Under the umbrella of the said stay orders, the petitioner continued to work as Registrar (Births & Deaths) and has since retired as well from that post on 31.12.2009. As the petitioner, on account of stay order, continued to work as Registrar (Births & Deaths) and has even retired from that post, it is not necessary to go into the validity of the orders impugned in this petition. Retiral benefits, if not paid, shall be released to the petitioner as if the petitioner had retired as Registrar (Births & Deaths). The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of."

4.

The present petitions are disposed of in terms of the judgment passed in Sudarshan Kumar Sharma (supra).

6.

Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. 7.

A photocopy of this order be placed on the files of connected cases. (AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 31.08.2024 M.Kamra Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No