Kishore Kumar vs The Chairman,State Bank Of India ...

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 159 Raj
Judgement Date : 5 January, 2023

Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Kishore Kumar vs The Chairman,State Bank Of India ... on 5 January, 2023
Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati
        HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                         JODHPUR
                S.B. Writ Misc Application No. 59/2022

Kishore Kumar S/o Hardev Bholecha, Aged About 36 Years,
Ramdewra Road, Bagari Nagar, Bagari, Pali At Present Working
As Sweeper At State Bank Of India, Guda Kalla, Sojat District
Pali.
                                                                     ----Petitioner
                                     Versus
1.       The Chairman, State Bank Of India, Centre Officer,
         Nariman Point, Mumbai.
2.       The Chief General Manager, State Bank Of India, Local
         Head Office, 11 Parliament Street, New Delhi.
3.       The Regional Manager, State Bank Of India, Jodhpur.
4.       Regional Business Office, V, Pali A, O, 6-Jodhpur Zone
         Through Chief Manager.
5.       Branch Manager, State Bank Of India, Guda Kalla, Sojat
         District Pali.
                                                                  ----Respondents
                               Connected With
                 S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 821/2018
Kishore Kumar S/o Hardev Bholecha, R/o Ramdewra Road,
Bagari Nagar, Bagari, Pali At Present Working As Sweeper At
State Bank Of India, Guda Kalla, Sojat District Pali.
                                                                     ----Petitioner
                                     Versus
1.       The Chairman, State Of Bank Of India, Centre Officer,
         Nariman Point, Mumbai.
2.       The Chief General Manager, State Bank Of India, Local
         Head Office, 11 Parliament Street, New Delhi.
3.       The Regional Manager, State Bank Of India, Jodhpur.
4.       Regional Business Office, V, Pali A, O, 6-Jodhpur Zone
         Through Chief Manager.
5.       Branch Manager State Bank Of India, Guda Kalla, Sojat
         District Pali.
                                                                  ----Respondents




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For Petitioner(s)            :    Dr. Sachin Acharya, Senior Advocate
                                  (WMAP No.59/2022) assisted by Mr.
                                  Chayan Bothra
                                  Mr. Shreekant Verma (CWP
                                  No.821/2018)
For Respondent(s)            :    Mr. Mahipal Bishnoi, PP
                                  Dr. Sachin Acharya, Sr. Advocate
                                  (CWP No.821/2018)



     HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI

                                      Order

05/01/2023

1.   The present S.B. Writ Misc. Application No. 59/2022 & Civil

Writ Petition No. 821/2018 have been preferred claiming the

following reliefs:-

Writ Misc Application No. 59/2022:-


      "It is therefore, most respectfully and humbly prayed
      that the present application may kindly be allowed
      and the order dated 26.10.2021 may be recalled to
      the extent that the petitioner may be directed to
      serve     the   copy       of   the    representation            to     the
      respondent bank and a further time of 60 days may
      be granted to the latter to decide the same in
      accordance with law."


Civil Writ Petition No. 821/2018:-


      "It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this writ
      petition may kindly be allowed with costs and this
      Honb'e Court may be pleased to issue appropriate
      writ, order or direction: and
      (i) impugned tender dated 30.08.2017 (Annex06)
      may kindly be quashed and set aside.
      (ii) the respondents may kindly be directed to allow
      the     petitioner   to     serve      continuously         at        their

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     respective   place       of    posting        on     the    post   of
     Sweeper/Helper; and
     (iii) the respondent may kindly be directed to pay the
     remuneration to the petitioners directly.
     (iv) the respondent may kindly be directed not to
     replace the petitioner by another set of contractual
     employees.
     (v) the respondents may kindly be directed to
     continue the petitioner on the post of Sweeper till
     availability of the regular selected employees."

2.   S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.14898/2021 was decided by this

Court vide order dated 26.10.2021, with a direction to the

respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner in

light of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the

case of State of Punjab & Ors. Vs. Jagjit Singh & Ors.

Reported in [(2017) 1 Supreme Court Cases 148].

3.   An application has been moved by the Bank that such

representation has not been filed on time instead of contempt

notice was issued.

4.   This Court, on examination finds that the controversy in

question ought to be considered by the State Bank of India and

unless such representation is made, no adjudication would be

possible by this Court.

5.   The    application        preferred          by      the    petitioner   for

recalling/modification in Writ Misc Application No. 59/2022 as well

as the application (IA No.01/2019) in Civil Writ Petition No.

821/2018 are disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a

comprehensive representation before the respondents within a

period of seven days from today. The State Bank of India shall

consider all the reliefs claimed in the representation, even other

than mentioned in the writ and a reasoned order shall be passed

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                                   by the respondents. In case an order is passed by the State Bank

                                   of India, the same shall not gain currency for next fifteen days

                                   from the date it is passed.

                                   6.    However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this

                                   Court again, if need arises.

                                   7.    Till the representation is decided, status quo regarding the

                                   service of the petitioner, as on today, shall be maintained.

                                   8.    All pending applications also stands disposed of.



                                                                 (DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI), J.

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