y --^.— ^m HIGHJ£OU8^@F^KN%CT^»RH,BII.^SPUR Sihale BSnch: Hon'blfeSlwilSllnil Kuitiai'Sihha.y. Vtf.PfcNQ; ^¥135of 2010 ^EturgaF'FaS^clSincltSor Vs. StateoftChhsMisgarl-j &:arfOthN' ;(Andc;6nnectedVV;^.(S) N(3^010 of2()10)' ORBEFt P6stfbrQraer:^7/Og?20t(y Sd/- SunilKumarSinha Judge fWSSsissS a o MlGHGOUFmeiF^I-lt-I^TTI&CiARH.BIl-ASRUR ~'..:..^::£:':.^'' ;.^:.:l"'..i'^;..':^:^~.'.^^ Siricile Bgnch: Moin'bleShriSitnilKumarSintia,J. PEtlTIONEFf ^ RESIPONDENTS jBiEITlONER W.P:(SlrNo. 3716 of 2010 ?Dyrga Prasaci^inyoor^S . ..SinclooF^Aged, about,^^jyears;.'..R^^^ KaM^di? Hospital Cartipus,^ K^ .v.'':Chowk,^:Raipur(G.G.),.:' ,.-,:,.,^:-:::,^ Verfus : .^' ::1..,:-' ' Statejaf GI'iBattisgarh, Thrbugh The Secretaiy ; Departmetit? ^ Adrriipistraticiri and B^ Maritralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur • t The Municipal Corporation Raipur, Tlirougti: tl'ie^Gornmissioner, Municipal ^GC)Fporati6rtRa?pur(C.G.)i fiM^ .:..:.:." , . 1.-.' W.P.(S)No.^616yof20i10 Surenclra KumarDuBey, S/o. LateG.N. Dubeyt^ge? ail:^ut 54^years, wor^ as Asstt, Revenye ©fficeriMunicipal Corporation, Raipuf,^R/64 1-loysetNo; 874, SunaerNagar, Raipur (G;G.) Versus State of CMhattisgarh, Through its ;Seeretary^i ; Urban^ ^Ad^^ DevelQpment Department, D.K.S. BI1awaR,jF^ipw(CG):'^,^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^W Wunicipal (SorpQratiori^RaipLlr, 1:hroygh ;• its' ;;^^GorrHriissioner^^y^ CBrporation Raipur(C.G.) (WritPetitiions underArticle226oftheGonstituti6ri0^1rtida) ApDearahce: ; ••' •:• "A.1, ::.•:::•:,'.':.':,.•••-^-^ Mr. P.S/ Koshy, Mr. Vinpcl Deshmukh & Mr^^^ Advocatesforthepetitioners. Mr. U.N.S. Deo,.Govt;,AclvocatefortheState. RESSPONDENTS m •W.P.('S-)3S[oSE3716'Sf20lO&.4QlBof20iQ €.; •^^l%[}ER^i2::'--.,^:.^:::,'/:..^::^^ :1..^7^4QW):'::.^:7:'/,',''; '^ ^Sunil;Ku:nNar:Sirtha..J.::':,'.':: :'.1' ^ .^. . ::1' :: •:;^, ;• , ',' 1 ,:,1-;:1.:1'';.':^ (^) ^he 2 petitione^^ OffiteeTS^inMuNcipaiepi^^^ril^ipiu'.Byt^^ dat6d 13.7.2010, theyftavebeentransfSrredfromll^uniiiipalG^ Raipyr to MuniQiRal^Coi^Qration,K6rba6ffi^a^^ ,p^itloners,ha(ve eKalleng^ the|validityyef1:hesaid^^© lwritp^titi6ns.' ,:-;,,^/:,';.:^ • • ":^.:'.':;,.':: :.'..'.,;''/:. .'•; >' " '-': ' • (2) Leamed counsel for einployeeofone MunieiRal Gfirporation eannot^^^b^^ Muhieipal Ceiporatiort in Ihesabovg man^^ possiblg oh deputation as contein^ Municipal; Gorporatioh Act, 1956 {liereiffi ^fter referred to as IRe Acst, 1956). In the present cases no corls^f Has be^ @bfained ter se^ lh(?m on.deputatioh, therefore, an QrileBoftrai-^rsimpliGjtor^^ Jurisdictien 3nd was nofjin acc6rdaneeowith 1 iuclamerrt 6f tlie Supreme Court render^d in ffi^^^^ Offcer C^mmand^^^'.C^ef3iiSM^3j?^! ^[—^^^I>r.^^^ Gh.inG^ YaGf§v;iirta^no0)eKiK?988)?3US@@35f. (3) To appreciate the ai^urrigiTts advanGed by learned^couh^l petitioners, let usfirstly see,tHe ©rder3ated 13.7.2^ t.iiider:- " • ; :.':;'::: .:. ; .:.;: '••::..:'".:::.''•:'•: •'.".•.' ":;'1:.;.-."^'^':' ' <-^^is' '• I^KfryifcK^I-.I^II^KiJ ^€ ^.J±JMl£;21t&UM b|2j^[M3|ft.-' ^.v::.^<t..::l(^!^I^ •^;y>:-1' ::-..;';:.^l^it^iiej^i?'';;:;:"'^^ :';.: ';;,^']^:^^ ^lhfelX.^PIr^ ;';;1:' ';'::. 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'^.- '^>< 'l';'l~!: :<-»: s^- WP.(S)y6S.3716M2(nO&W10M20 ^^.^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^ ^ (4) It is n6t in dispute thaith&^ post. Section 58 (5) ofthe MuniciRal Corpora^ trahsferofany dfficeror servaht ofa Municipal^orporationtoany^^ Muniiiipal Gorporation. Sub-secfion (5) & (6) df Seetion 58 read^^^^a uiider:-/'.:,: .::.' :\.; j','./' ...^ "(5) NoNitKstandinganythingcontainediffitKisAetpr^^a^ bye-laws maUe ithereunder, tl^ subjeGttpttwconditicmsspecifiedinsub-seGtion (6), transfer on deputaticm any OffiGer or servanf^^^^o^ Corporation t6 any other MunidlSal Gorporatibn and it sK^ hot be necessaryfortNe State ©ov'ernrnellttoGcinsulteitHer the Gorporation or tHe Officer er Servarit concemed te^ paSsing an<order of trahsfer on deputatibn yncierthis sub- ^section. . ':. :,;\. •.,,•'. ' ,..' . : -'.-1.'!' '.' :':11:.^; '• (6) Tfte officer or servarif transferred Uhder sub-seBtion (5) ..shall:--,,l'::, :?:1';::.-^ (a) have his Jieri ori ttte pbst held iri fhe parent ^orpBi^tion;,,,.,;",:'^'^'^ (b) not ^^ payarid allov^nceswtiiehtiewoyld Mave beenenti tohad heGbntinued inthe parent Gorporafion; (c) be entitled totlepytationallowanceatsychrateasthe StateGoyernmehtmaybegeneral6rc|erspeCify;and (d) be governed by isuch other ^terms and 4corlclitions includihg disciplinaryGontrolastlie^StateGovernmerit may, bygeheral0irspec;ialorder,specify." (5) Ih exercise 6f th& pdwer conferred by Seetton 433 read^ w^ Section (1) of Seetion 58 of.the Aet, 1Q56, the State Goverriment has frarned tHe Rules known as "ChhattiSgarh Muhicipal CorppratiOn (Appointrrient and Conditiohs ofSeraice ofpffiGSrsand Servante)^R^ 2007''.Rule14oftheaf6resaidRule!Sprovid6sfortrarTsferana^s^ •^^& sS:i^SS^S^ ^ ,:y;sS^'... ^;, '^^ . ";• l' aie2S'a!>>' i!\ . ''i^^^1®5^' t. . 'W.B, (SyKtos. 3716 6f2010 &401Oof 2010 ' subjett to ttie larovisions ciftS^ioft 58 of^^t (36vernmentrT)aytransferany6fficefx)remRl6yee6ftheCorpol^tioh^^f^^ bhe Corporatioh t6 ariother provided tBat^stic;h Qfficer or ernpiloyee who is inanycdiporatJohf6rm(:JrethaN5years(foBerevised)shalln^ betrar^ferreclby1heStafe|@oNmiment;^^^^^^^v (6)lnligtTtbftKeprovisi9nsofSeGtiC)H58(5)QftlTe,Act;1956andRule 14 of tfie Ri^es,^2007, it is g|3par^t tHat ah^^c^ Corporation can be tl^nsferredto arrotMer Gorpo termswhicharespeGifiedinsub-section(5)ofSe(ai6n58.Section58(5) provides tliat suchtransfersshallbesubjecttotheconditionsspecifiedin sub-section (6) and theywould be trEinsferreddnifeputationbutWcleariy provides that for the purpose 6f sueh transfer, (^nSultation fiti^ GOhcerhed Corpor^ioh or the^offiGeror^ervanfW re^uired.^TlTierefore, 6 argurtienttaclva^ piititjfiners that e orde^ obfainedfrom fhe petitioherscaftnQtBesustaihed.Aft contehts ofthe order/we d6 notfina thatthe sajd order^tra manner violates the provisions of sub-section (6) as nothirig ofthe has been m&ntiohed in theorder. Ontheobnti^[yffie[Order;specifies^tK£rt the offieers are beihg trahsferred 6n similar service conditionsranCl terms, which would necessarily meain subje^ to the terms of t^^^^ ccirHainey iri theAGtorRules,forwRjchtheor^ "SamanSewa ShartoAwam Nibandhano P@r". (7) Reliance placed by learned counsel for ffl }u(i^ent6i^Dr.SuGhashChanc]m^da»^P^^^ ,^B '<dl K & __: : s 1 IssfiB&t-1 •fsSSsSSS<S^^ c. .•-W^;'('S^'Nos:3716^f^l-0&^l()oiE30lJ8^'./ ^•^^••' Iffl th©said eas^^t^ respcirident^v^^^^a Boslrd Snd proyisions bfCar^ni^MAct, 1924^^^ ah brder dated 27;1Q;1986r the ires^^ LyGKncwtciyai^ashi.^hessiidtransferffFd^rw C of the Cant8nmentiFynd&\®6r^ritspRyi^, 1937^he^ r^ Ghalleng^dWe^lidify(^ttte?afoi^aidSRu|e^before^ and healsocha||engedBis?ord©rQfti^sf0r theYRales?3nd^qua5tred.^lie'©p^otJtl''SiT|^^ ©mpldyer.inthie^ISupre^e^C^uK.^TheiSBpre^ spite of Section 280 (2),(c) pf thesCaF^ amenament in 1^83; the CentraiSovernmeratWillnGrtbgentiUedto^^^ rules f&rtransferofan 6mp|oyee^ffi6iti 6ne(2a ^ withih ^e State. TKereie^ tae^fi CahtenmeWBoards?are^autonornG>Bs bodigs^ (2^W ^nton retifeB(3ara;is"Reitl^^:a^WtFa|ise8Kseiwi ^ the • State^le el;'^and;:^^aH^saeh^itiWsf^^^^m^^ terrmnation ofservice^btthe;em^|c^^?irt^thes^ wh^rg he is tran^iTea^arid Ei^fFes^ Bwird which hejoins cffi such/transfergltfwa^ amendment, clayse (c) did nt^ Sohfeir on thle Centra to frame rul^ regaraihg^ccinaitiQnsQfseryiee^w trahsferoftheemployees^^heBoards.^Rule5-C,^w^ theRulesbyasnotificatiO xla(edN6vember, 23,^19721 p^ trarisferpftth^employieesoftheCantOBmeWtBo^^ GontrarytOtherulema&ingipoviffirloftheCent^^^ befi:}retheafflendri1entQf eAGt 1^1983; T'Re^SHp^^ ji-'1''"::?".?,' l'::s"1'^ "% Ite^te'S •-Wi^t^. ^ rf'j" '"^..l^ !:fc"tUI W.P.raNos. 3716 of2010 & 4010 6f3010 ;^^^^^^.^ order 6n tKese^groullds and the appeallwas dismjssed.^ orders ofthe^Cdurts were based ori the prihciple that^^^ jurisdiction fortransferctf an eniployee was held f6 be inval sti'ucfc dow/n, Therefore, the order of trarlsfer 6f fhe respondent^ w^ withCutar^auth6rjtyo^|aw.lntHepresentGase,Sec^i6rT?8^ theAct, 1956 are still bh statutebookand Rule 14 dftheRules, 2007 is als()inexiSte'ncewhich|3rovidesjuriSdieti(3htoth&St£iteGovernm^ triarisf^rthe employee ofori®Muni6ipal;E®H:)orationtQa CQrporatioh. So long the above plxivisiens of the ^ force, the impugned order of transfer WWe petitiohers cannot be held to be Hlegal orwithout jurisdictiori on tHe grQunds raised By learned counsel for the petitioners. In this cbnnection we further note ttiat the prevision of sub-section (5) & (6) of Sectioffi 58; Of We M/P. (C.G.) Munic;ipal Gorp6rati6nAGt,1956werechallengedbefore^tReHighGourt^^o Pradesh on the gi-ouncl 'tHSt they were ultra vires Qf the Constitytion, but the said eontenticrtl ;was r^e^edlBy ^tMe Divisiti Pradesti High Cbyrt and the validity 6f tHe aforesaid pFovisions wgre upheld ihthe matter of V^ant 14<aman Ma/iaran--Vs-Sifate ofAtacB'iya Pracleshando^vers,1986.M.P.l..J.295. {8)~ For the foregoing reasGns, I do not find any substanee in 1:ti©writ petifiohs. The petitions are Ijabl® to be disniissed and'?a^^ disrnissed at the motiori stage ilself. Sd/- SunjIKumarSinha Judge 3-