410 1 4 RSAN027630f 2009 1 e IN THE HIGH COURT OlI Pl INJAII AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARII RSA N112763of 2009 081vO latc oltlccision 08 8Oll w C CharanSingh 0 Appellant 0 C5 I versus Z tr r The Meham SugarMills alltl oiltllllll I t3 Z CORAM HONBLE MR JUSTICII KOPlJRI c CO 7 Present Mr SuryaParkash Ailvocalc llIi Ille appellant Z Mr RKhartna AdvlIciitclor No 0 KCPURl J Charan Singh Iiliscllallenged t anddecree dated462009 passedIIylVlr Rl itldilra AdditionalDistrict JudgeRohtak vide which theapjleiilIlrelciTetlhythe defendnat against the judgmentand decree dated 692008 Iliisscdby Shri Atul Maiya AdditionalCivil JtidgeSenior Divisionl Mcllillll was and the KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 411 RSA No763 of 2009 2 lf JO and decreedatetl462009 sttlod set aside andtheMill was directed to considerthe case of lllc includingplaintiff eligible for to thepostofAssislaill Acctluillllllte 2 The case of the plaintiffns sel olll lll tlle plaintis thathe was initially as Cane Clerk Accounls vide Iellci dated 5 101992 by theMeham SugarMills 1ld Mclliiill in short theMillsl 0 and hejoined as such on 10101992 I Ic was doinghis dutieswith earnest 0 zeal and there was no complaint hiilI IiIr any quarter ln I C5 considerationof his work he was IllOllllltctl 118 Accounts Clerk on I 172004 on regularbasis for whicll essetlliol iflcotions is BCom Z Even priorto that he dutyin nccounts including that 2 ofCashierlAccountsClerk He beinga BKonl Clrtidtlnlens well as having I experience IS eligiblefor protnotion as Assistiiill Aectlulltoant However Z defendantNo2 Ram Niwas PF Clerk was tlirectedItl Ilerlilrmthe dutiesof C0 Assistant Accountant wef 272005 wllll IilllS Nllllply as W2 molassesclerk seasonall on 10 1993 alld prllllllllctl118PF Clerk on Z 932004 having no of accounts Ilc also doesnot come ill the line of promotion as Assistaill Accollllllllll 1101possess the as wel He inay 11111bc prtlllllllCtl Io this postin violationofthe rulesofseniority in 01tlleIloilrd l11IOirectorsofthe Mills to beheld on 173005 Even for the postof P17 Icrk 011which Ram Niwas is workingthe educational is The act of Ram Niwas to perform the dutiesIlf AssisliiiIl Accountant lS illegalarbitraryso he is liable to be divested of Ihe soid duties and he KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 412 4 1 RSANo763of 2009 3 1 1 plaintifO to perform tlle SlllllCe Il Ram Niwas is as Assistant Accountant on the vacanl Illlsl tllen he would suffer an lossand injurywhich Clllllltll IIe at any costs He hasalreadysubmittedan in tllis lelltIlfon 2262005 and served 1 a legalnotice on theMills on 420115 l le the Mills to promote C him as Assistant Accountant but in vain I leilce Ihesuit 0 0 3 Nol flled wriltcIl sliilelllcnt takingup I C5 objection that suit was preematurciIiIdllOt IllilitIluinablein thepresentform I The educationqualification of the plaintiffiis Ilnm whereasthat of Ram Z Niwas BCom BEd and MAOcllilolllicsl Nol deniedthat 2 Ct is eligibiefor pronlolitln ltl tllc IIISI0f AssistantAccountant I The plaintiff was promoted as Accounts Clcrk llll 1732004 Ram Niwas C was appointed as MolassesClerk as he WllS Illtllll At thattime alsohe Z was qualified for the postof Accoulils Clerk Ileciilisehe was havingTwo CO years of accounts at his credil Iliilil NiIvas was to e Z performthe duties of Assistant AcctIulltiillt Ill his own pay scale as ProvidentFund clerk therefore tllereIilllS 110 ofhis Ram Niwasl promotionon the said post As per llle Mills rcctIrd Ram Niwas was to perfonnhis dutiesin tlle Aecounts IlrtIIlcll as Cashierwef 2511966 and he continued to work tIS such upIII I 31 01999 He was promoted to the post of Provident fund Clerk tigiiillstIlle vacant poston regular basiswef 932004 as he fulOlledthc qualicationsfor the said post Rain Niwas does 1101Cllllle Ill tllc IiIle of promotion of Assistant Accountant as allegedby the pltiintilT1ejllitillg Ram Niwas to KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 413 1 RSAN027630f 2009 4 l54 the dutiesof AssistantAcctlunlillll is IllIl wrong or illegalThe had the duties as Assistatll tile Accountant in the Cane ofthe Mills on 231 2 1998 IrtImthe saidpostofCane Clerk he was askedto perfonn the dulies in Illc Accounts Branch we 1 Hasalso the dutiesofHead Cilsllicr wcf 262001 to 172005 Thereis no questionof of Ranl Niwils iil Ille Boards meeting 0 40 dated1732005 as therewas no suchagciido I C5 4 After as Ntl2 Rtiin Niwas he filed I written statement and took up siiniloi as Z takenbydefendantNol He has furlher plaintiff hasany cause of action nor locusstandiIll 6 Iethe jJrcscntsuit He has not rl I cometo theCourt with clean handsas he Ilas thematerialfacts L0 thereforehe is not entitledto any reliefcliiiInedfor Illis defendanthasalso Z denied and prayedfoi dismissol1he suit 01 5 were filed ttl tllc wrillen statements by e Z boththedefendantsthe plaintiffcontrovtlrtedtllc madetherein Qm and reaffirmed thoseofthe plaint 6 From tlle pleadingsof the IlartiesItIlliIwing issues were 8amed 1e Whether the plaintiff Is entitled I7 a decree of injunctiondirectingIllc defendantsto promote the plaintifftotlIc postt11AssislantAccountant asprayedfor 20PP 2 Whether the suit for tlle IllainlilT is ilol maintainable111 the presentform 2OPD 3 Whetherthesuitisprelillire7OPll 4 Whetherthe plaintiffhas tlo cause of ncl ion and locus KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 414 1 V b RSA N02763of 2009 5 9 standito flle llle preselll811117OPD 5 Whetherthe jllaiiltilTIllls not come to the court with cleanhands7IPIO 6 Relie 7 Theparties have Ied hcir rcsIlcclive evidence on the aforesaid 1 0 lSsueSe 0 8 The trial Courtaftel Ileariilg IeiImetlcounselfor theparties and 0 I of the evidence dccrced lhc stiil ol tlle plaintiffwith costsvide C5 aild decreedated6921108 I 9e Feelingdissatisfietlwilll lhc iIliIresaid and decree Z dated692008 the defendants tilljletil beforethe First Appellate 2 r Court The First Appellate Cllllrt vidc its and decree dated I 462009 the appealantl directcd tIle Mill authoritiesto consider 0 Z thecase ofthe plaintiffforprointltitln Ivilh tlthers 0 10 Feelingdissatislled Ivith Ihe iI IIIrestiid and decree 7 dated46 2 009 passedbythe Firsl Ajlpelliilcloutt the Z hasdirectedthe presentregular sectlnd 10A The appellant itl NtIl lIl llle grounds of appealhas mentionedthat following substanllmlquestitlils tlflow havearisen i1 Whether the ltl Ltlwer AppclIate Court had failed to exercise its jurisdictionIll IltIlding that no relief of the Mill to divest no 1r0111 thc ofthe post can be issued despite Illc IiIcl Illtil no has been found to be julllllrIll tllc tlllllelltInt and not holdingthe requisite experienccIIIr Illc post of Assistant Accountant7 ii Whether the act of llle in ignoringthe KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 415 RSA No763 of 2009 6 8 for the 111AssistantAccountant and giving the charge ofthe Stltlle ltl his junioris and illegalandthectlurt was to reverse the same anddirect the nt1I Itl jlromotethe to the post of Assislatll Acctllillliitlt by the no frcltnthe stiitlIltlslI iiil Whethereven for Illllklllg tl Iellllltlrnry the nol wlls bolintl lll lIllllw the seniority and alsoIook into the rclIIiisilc 1 iv Whether the Illl 1 IS bound to make 0 temporury or pcnllnncntto the postsfrom onlythosewho iire tltitililled 2 0 V1 Whether the IlllI WllS bound to make I to a vacliilcy tlf Ille seiliormost incumbent 0 who 01lfillsthe for the post andis havinggoodwtlrk iind clltlduct 2 11 I have heard learned couilsel for Ille piiitiesand have gone Z 2 the recordsofthe case withtheirablcussisliitlce 12 The case ofthe is Illiil Ram Niwas 1SJllllior I C to him and he has beengiventeinplInirycharge 01 duties as Assistant Z Accountant ignoring hisclaim plaintiff 00 13 The learnedtrial Court a0crapproistil t11Ille evidencedecreed 7 Z the suitofthe plaintiff and tlecree 101d682008and directed Qw defendantNo l he Meham SugarMi Il to promotetheplaintiff on the post of Assistance Accountalll nnd to divesl thedefendantNo2 fromthe said postwithin threemonths0the dale anddecree 14 The appealpreferredby Rilill Niwiis wtis Ilartlyaccepted and thejudgment and decree dated 62008 of Illc Iriiil l tlurt was set aside However it was ordered that defendantNo I sholl ctIiIsiderthe case of all the including that of plaintiff ftlr Ilrtlllltll ltln to the post of Assistance Accountant within three mtlilths lrtliil Ilie tlute of passing the KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 416 RSANol763 of 2009 7 t anddecreeof Firsl Ajlpelltilc t IlIirt The plaintiffis not satisOed with andhasprefcncd lherlgtiliIrsecondappeal 15 TheDivision llciIch of tllis Court in authorityBali Sinh Verma vse HarvanaState wed cerllflciIli41nAPencv and others 2005111 RSJ 160held that no person Call cltoll as a matter ofright The 1 are onlyentitletlIo be ctIIisidercdfor in accordance 0 with rules and So in tllesc cilcumstances the direction given 0 bythe trial Court to NtI I ttl j3romote the plaintiff as Assistant I C5 Accountant anddivest Riiill Niwtis Iiisjtiniorfrom the said postcannot I sustain thetest of Iegalscnitiny Ill VICW tIf the Bali Sinoh Vermas case Z lsupraleSo that htis rilllillyIleensetasidebythe Ist Appellatc 0 Court Both the courts hclow hiive given concurrent ftndingthat Raln Niwasis juniorto the plliilitill 1leI7irslAppellate Court has modiOedtlle 10 Z decreebydirecting deleildiinlNo I I4IctInsiderthe case ofall the the plaintifffi11prtImolii0l the postof AssistantAccountant b QO e7 withinthreemonthsfroln ihe dale IIltissing Z 16 The Honblc Apext 01111Ill Oriental Insurance Coe Lld vse TSSastrv RSJ 29 hasheld that in view ofArticles 14 and16ofthe Constitutilliloflndiii iti cose a person is ignored for notional prollIotingIlis luiIitIrsenior is entitledto beconsidcred 17 This Coiirl itl atitlltIrilyShineara Chand and others vse 8i Sewernee Board and others 2000 121 Puniab Water SupplL 8 N SeCeTe195 held that Ill VICW 01 Arlicles 14 and 16 ofthe Constitutionof India the current diily cllargcIll ii juniorofficer ignoring the senior is KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 417 RSA N02763of 2009 8 0 violative of the doctorineof equiIlilyeilsllrllltltl iil said of law It hasbeenIaiddown in the saidnilingIllill liilder the garbof current duty juiliors are allowed to htlltlthc liIr ii Iongperiodandthat order is 18 Similarview was iigtiintakctIIIylllis Court in V 1 Kumar vse State ofHarvana 21102L pnee e 4550 0 19 In Anand Pnlsh VSe StateofPuniab 2005 LlCe U 2 it has beenheldthat an slillillIrIy situatedcannot be given I C5 differenttreatment in view of Articlcs 14 iintl 16 of the Constitutionof I India Ifthereis a clearvacancy thepersonseligibleandentitledto should Z be considered and instetitltll iliviilgcurrent dutychargeto a 2 1Z person on lower postin his OWll Ill view of the authoritative madebythe IOivision of thisCourt andHonble the C Z ApexCourt theappeal in partIiIlsttI Ilc tieccpled 41 20 So in view ofthe tilltIvcdisciissitlilthe substantial of OO er e law are partlydetermined in fiivtlur lIfllic jlliiitltiffand theappealis panly Z The j udgmentand decrcc diiled 462009 passedby First Appellate Court are modifletl to Illc extcnl that No7am Niwas is not entitledto concurrciIl diityclliirgc iis AssistantAccountant and he be divested of his current dtilycllargciis AssistantAccountant if he 1S still holdingthe said posl Il is Ilirectedllliil defendantNo shall consider the case ofthe with all tIlllereiigiblecandidatesfor the post ofAssistant Accountant within tlvo inllilllls from the dateofpassing ofthis judgment KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 418 RSANo2763of 2009 9 Irl 1 2 A copy of this be sent ttl the trittlIJllrt for strict compliance 8 1 2011 jt110 3 sv a 1 rt 0 0 5 C Z 1 2 r Cr Z r4 Ol 1r W 2 KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.11.14 11: 06 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document