AMENDED PETITION IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR PETITIONER RESPONDENTS -e W.P. f^No. 4707 of 2004 I.P. Gupta, S/o. Shri S.L. Gupta, Aged about 60 years, Jabada, Sarkanda, Distt. Bilaspur. VNtSUS (1) The State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary Health Deptt. D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (2) Director, Health Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (3) The Joint Director of Health Services, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLES 226/227PF THE )\ CONSTITUTION OF INDIA I^^^^^^^^^^^^S^ifil^^S^tt N- K:^ MI<SH;GQURT©Rt£HI^T^SG»RHAt^l.jatSl»BJR (Hori.Mr.JusticePritinkgFDiwaker)^^^ Wr Petition ^No. 4707 of 2004 P@TITI@NER RBSBC»NDENTS VERSUS ;};W©uJ3ta StafecifChhattisgarli;andotbers fK^ fsy1 iSW B?": Shri P. S.^Koshi couhsel fbrfhe petitioner. ; ,^ • Srfff. Smitha.Ghai ^F>L- for'fhe respondents/State, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ w CONSTt'rUTK3NQFINDIft O'RDER ^. ^.,.1:: :::^:..:-', ;.;.^.;,:. ::':{30.iS.201'0)', : .' . '.'[. ^^.";:;..'^,^:: :^;^^.''1nifia]ly1he^petifi8ner'had,filed^hB ^cirder ofptherespohdentsbuttKeghailenge'was.to the iIlegal^acfisi'i;'®i'i^the:;|igBgy,,ig||j;1-: •foftfhe::resp0rfdents;jn;;not.'GleaTJng^the^retJra'l,duesof:ft^ ^hs:.i3enSipnary.Behefit1o\hirn. 'H0wevgr,:durmgAheper>dency:;0^ Bl:h$^mpUgne^;brderdated 05.30.Z00@:w@s.^passed'treat^ <petitioner;from 12.07,1995 to 08.04.2004 as dies-non. . , : : ! ••^'•:.,iyFK^^^ '2^,'(l.?^;®ief'fai^,oRfhec^Se'arethat'thepetffi ^stieFatorin'Reaith^DeRa^ent^.Sfatg'WChh^isg^h.^ ;c^r5e;lTC:;was^prcmioted.to.vaF[6tfs^RO^aM;ultimately.^^ BlQCKEXtensiohEduGator.lntheyear1994fheRefiti0n^was4f3ns{|ri^^ iSurguja 4o;the .Community Health ^Centre; Masfuri, District ®laspM.;^E|'!|g|?| ^pietitioner gave his joiriing at' Masturi, and.his wife who; is'-:a ,State,f@@y^mtjj^lj .employee working as';SF. Staff'Nurse.was also gc^^ ^urgujatcTMasturihQwever.Qri 06.07.19S5^he,petjti6nerwas.aga tFan from eommunrty.Health Centre, MastuFito Primary Health'C^nir&^l^ 'aggrieved bythis QrdgFthe.petitronermadea^epresematjon;(AnHex^ ^0.07.1995 tQfheJ6iri{Direetdr,HealthServices,'Bilaspur'Rw 'hi&had^'rnehfione^the.fadthaf'ifhisfFansfeFisnotcane^ 'representatian may bertreated/considered as his resigri^ttori;;.lWll Gonsidering -the^grievance. of the^j^ioner.;Qn^merits.^^42,^ Annexure P-3 the.Jeint Director,' HeatttT^ServiGes, 'Bilas^ Tepreser^ion'of the petitipner as resighation and.,ac^ ^^•^^!^ .';.E •./..^^ •i^'^^1®^^ i^^MsffK SiKSi :ig 83Kji BB'3H5RB'a —»«a-K ^j;Wf ^^J!ii; 1 B !BISH i?giB a"; fiR Bs'i V W: Stf BS 11^^:;B BBlL ; BH' M ~2- w.e.f. :the,dateof issuanceofthe'.order'dated''12,07;^ ^as®9i]ed,b^ e'p^itionerin^OA..No.2974/1;S95^n-v ^iginal •app'licafiyn of the :pefifioner^^w ^a^t^^t'&^l. :i^lt:l'^illiii:.;^ ^06.10.'199&,vide Annexure'P-4 and agajlist:;the,sajd ;6rd6F'a.iwrit^p^i^^i](^|511|^ .':':l:li^.^.v.:?:::a^%^:.M3SSIw|i®B .5066-of;'t9§9!fwSsp[^rred.by:the:petitiQner,:b'^ore ^ciUrt^/^tei;^hB^fs:rrnatibn^f e.Slafe ^Fansfecred;;1©,tMis;Courtand^ari"08.04,2p04'w •_SiBH8iS§S"81il6'l R;^anU the'',0r9er,bf.;tKe Tribuhald^ecf?06^1Q.1999 ^a l;,'12|p7.1,99&'3CGepting:the'.resignafion\of^tH&.'petiti6neF.^ /':',%:'!^:^^'\':'%fci^'KSISSIi811S ;^eourt:and'the;order,far;;reinstatementof'the.p^ ,i..fiMherp^ut.fcrt(Tby~fhepetitianerth^;pursuah^ fthe',:Tespon9ehts •,permitted^fHi:iTt;ito:/Tesum^ ,15.04.2004 andlGontinuedtiH'31^05.Z(^i.e.frte,date,6n,w^^ ^attajned.theage of.superannuation.Accordi:i^:fc:tM^'petffi^ ;Tetired from;hisjobfrQm 31!.Q5.2QCM, th&respdndent&tiave.notta^ •~3" ^^nalize.tiis retiral,dyes>inclyding'ths pen§iQn.,for\shi<^-- ^ :and^Ke^sala:%:yfqr.the^pei|6ct,f(3t?v^ aec»pted,'fteis.ilof efUitlSd,forthe:sarne.',;':::;;^.^^^ 'xs: 3.1 While an^interim OFder enfertaining:'the'preSeht:'pefiti8rt,^o '16.1:A.20Q51his^urt^ Jer:directing'the,cespdndents,toTel8as®.{he^pensi@nary';'b@niefi^^|g^ "^•'^•^NlE^Sg^^^'' ^SIJBISBBRiH the'petifi@nerwithin;a'pen6d?of fOur weeks.io accordancewrt^ ^ev. ^^ 11;:ii'! ^v 'deeision'of'the case. Jt has^yrther b^n^submitted fiy the^petitto^ ^ despjte'ih&.above orderna payment'was .jriade to^hi <H:petition ^^2772006 a^ ^^nfempt;petitiori.n:oticeswereissued'tofhe,eontemn ^^the'orderclated 16.11.2005. •Furtl-ier-grievance 6f the pefiti6ner,iKtKatl^|;|SsjyS:I|;p"|^ ,:.^^coming4o'know abQut.ttTOfacrt.fhat^thec^ %Retition^:fhe:-oraer.dated^05,101.2£©&^nn^re ^t^espoHi|iKyeclarihg'the'peFi6d,wJe l:^^ :: ":i^'::iSS:S3lfilBBilBHBS? ^AGa)rclirrg:,t&:fKe^etitio^r:this;^KlerhaSi en^^ ..^further harass'hSm'because-he had;''ch6^ntofil^ •;Ithe.autliQrify:btherwisetherewaSnooCGasi6ri,to:pa L^r.been furtherarguecl.thaf^heoraerdated.05.10.2006'ArtnexuFe^P-14j-has;^h^ il';%issued. ' • impermissible ;'^lcirGumvent e'orderpassedby^is^urto fl8;Q4^0^^ ^J'ln.V^F'. 'N0..5066 ;of l899,flhe csrderdatecl ffl5.1 2006 ^aS^:beeffiisstJ^g|^ ffi.':^f^^:."'':':::::;::' ^: •:11''::..' • •l;':\: '•5-:';^ '': l:^':'::;:';.:''''l''^l'^f^^ ^s.iis^^^ ^^^;31; WS9S99SSS —&!ssia,is;tws9 '[^i^ .]l'.'-.^rii:i'.'H";J;!J witfiaut ^Fdingr'any'opportunity' t^ ':.^1K.'^l%KSB'liSB21SBiB ? Hssible::'under:'the 1aw.. .fFuFflierconterrtiQn^ ~3- B5 ^be^ ^Fgued Waf pnce.the' order ai^pting fRe -resigna^ Jdated 12^07.1995, wassetaside;byfhis:Couft,'the,c6nsequ6nce;Gtf l^tffife.pefitfbner is^hBt.on)ylentitled^fesalaTy^fG)r:tha'^ <^^.^iKS:SK3SSSS& 1^ll^J .:<N^'^' ^:E i^^ r.;:'^! ^benefits; accrued in hisifaV(3ur-as;;if.hewas'eQntinuanee'of;his^ rre g ^!ilii3'';iS- 1^^.II iMaisff!® SlMIRBiE ISH rt^M. ' ; submits that'dtes-nonTOeanscbntinyityof'serviGe^butthat^ ..counfed forthe-leave/salary, TnGrement and pen ^';orcler:.Qf'the'djes-hori the;pensiori of.the en'Tployeewill be i®duGed..',Sil'iti,;l<BsW@| ^^®u:BTinitsilhgf.fh6oi^r.of.'the.dies-ndrir^ .'^Qpparfunity to.'the petifionerand fh&refore:fhe;Sa ^:;'l-le ,su6rt)its that the period of.abSence fram duty i.e.^from TZ.O^ftSSS^itcJais^ ^M-^'^y^'.^^ y j~^08.04^2Q@4 was ntit the unauthonzed absehce.'peribd of the %same''was.ort. aGCOunt Qf'lhe a^ ' ,?''"^R!.il;;;:£^,^&.:'" -;!-.;'''''..^:-!';:''':^,x;:^s:'3::^.;;..:^^ s^representafiori as resigtjatii:»n::ancl'ac^pting]ttieiSgmeMhiGh^^^^ ^^%31ilSBBBB!B!Si \ .aside by; this' CoUrt.^ Cou hSel for: 1:he:: pefifioner furthgr.Su b'mits' fhafc:ii-tWies»go|JI®|g|s||2! s'3:l!!!ISIiiS3lt:? :^fundamehtalRules 54:and 54-A, the petitioner is en'titlg(:l:f6^W&;'allQVvan6ig|||['i| ||j|jl;,'' incliading benefit of revised paysGale ari9 jncrements for'tte interve^^^ 3:HesuWitsthattfnd6rho§tr^h6f1magmatiM^^^^^ •08.04:2004 :ean:l:Je:.treated'^dles-non..;JMe':Mag^ ^ ':y:''^.•'^^^:^v-'y: .d^Gision.Sf^SUpreme Couil: inthe matterof.Union oflndia a Chand Chattar repprted in 2009 (12) SCC 78. He also placed relia d^ision ofthisGourt jnW.P. (S) Np.:3584 tKulesh^rLal De^ ^.ate,ofM,P.;andofherS);deGiSion'af,HighCourtof.l^aa :rnatt^F-of^©r..An:il''KumarVerinav.'S^te::of.'Madhyarif'radesh;.::ari ":t''isi;:S'f^3%i;S|HiSJiS@HB;^, •reported:^inH2b65,(1) MPHt'24 ^NOG),^oT^2065' Madhya^radesh^Mig^Courtmlhe'maffg^offflahes StateofM.P.andOttrerSFepDrtedin 2007(3) MPHT362^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i,^t.,; ::-,.•,•• ;^j^^:''l Bii!. 4.: , On fhe other harid cippogirtgj' the; submissioris of th^ c6unsel::feir|l1:l'i^'3i Cpefttioner, it 'has 'beeh argued ; by fhe':Stafe^^^^^c^ ^respondenfs' is stricfly in aGeordahce. with' law ahd. the arcler deGlaFing .fh^.g^ ;aforesajd'period of uriauthorized'absence^as dies non Js.jusf ancl?pr0peE.^)a^ ^submit&.lhat^treatirig.the.period^.ofabsefice.Qf^etitio^ llpunitive in nature ahd the State G6vernmeht:js not required to c6nduef'aFQ{^|; departmental'enquiFy or'giving opportunity'of.hearingbefereRassin^ lorder, •She'submits tMat^ it;,is,the.repEesenjtafion^ ifaeii^:jtreateyas;r6signati@n:[e!ttepana^herefore;tbe^ lBene^itlfortiiSownfaultarid'fheState:GoYernment.was'fu his representation as his resighation and by virtue of {hat the petitioneus',alscj| 1 !: ^ 8t"; K'U' Bi'f' 8B;! Bli- ?«, ^' > •'-:4-:. •, •' • . :,:";;': •,'•%:-.. .•••.;--S ndt entitled fw'any other bene'fit. ^She SL(brTiits;.lhat'a& frc^ ^ 08.04.2004 •thepetitionerwas^^W •Govemment is^ullyjustified in treatihg thfe said period as dieS-nori., ^ ' ;.5.'l Apparenfly, ^efore passihg the ordCT dated'OS. .20fl6 Wa^^^ ;f(:>eri6d from 12.07^ 995.to ^08.04.2004, as dies:,non, the ^petiti&ner has^ nQtLBegFJf ;gi^e^ariy'.bRBWunifyibythe^Fesgi3ndents:so aaSe^ricluding^fte provjsions'offyndamental';Rules.54anc(;54%:ai^ '.tHe'xlecision' Of.lhe.Supreme'Couct^m <Union/of tndia ah^ Charid.Chattar (supra). Though abseric®ftom duty and regul same as leave with or without pay would be;fhe consequential act ciftabsen^iy Beslaration that.ac^ion was unautKorized leads not only t6 fleclaring tBe^ 8s; ''dies-non" but also entails other consequertces like loss:tif^serai( inclusion of fhe period of qualifying service for pension, revision,(^'p^ and others. It therefdre involvecl civil consequences and riot mere igranfjOE ^, fefusal of leave. The principles of natural justice and jajr^hearing ^h^FgfQr^^; pbliged the responclents to affprd an opportunity of hearing to the petitiQn^j;|s befere comihg:t6 tB6 corTclusicin thatlhe absenCe was uHaulhbrized^vvaT^ iffi'aass?:': 'SW : ^.^^•^K': jilS^ ^'^ :'^") deeiaration ofthe period ofabsenee as "ciies-non". ]!IN-^^¥. 6. Y In the' result the .petition is allowecl. The impugried.order yateciiM^i'Jt .Octtiber 2006 (Annexure P-14) is quashed. The mattei-' is?remrtfed^fQ the Stat^^ fflj ©ovemmentfor being re-considered and decitled afresh strictly in aGCoi"danee^;;| with law atter affordirig dye opporfunity to the p^itioheF of .being; tteardi^ Keeping in mind.the faettfiatfhe petjtioner;is'a retired.e ionlyprovisionalpension it.is .exiaectedfromtheauthonty^.G^^ (^se.ofthepetitionerwouldbedecidedas^earlyaspoSsilsiIepreferably^w^ ^period of^ four monfhs frorn the date of' raOeipt of GQ|ay ^ of fhjs .orde^'}JF|^|g|| authorifiesare'alsoexpectedtoelanfyastdh6wandwhy1:heihtervenin§,;j3er'K>t|i from 12.07.1995 to 08.04.2004 hasbeenlreated as "dies-non". ''/'.^.^ ^^•^^.^^ Sd/- PFitmker Diwakar Judge WMSHIBS'I •sssssSieffi