Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 3475 AP
Judgement Date : 13 September, 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH : AMARAVATI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUP KUMAR GOSWAMI, CHIEF JUSTICE
&
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA
WRIT APPEAL No. 42 of 2021
(Taken up through video conferencing)
Director General NCC, New Delhi
and others. .. Appellants
Versus
C.Subramanyam S/o. Chengappa
Aged 45 years, Occ: Working as Casual Labour,
Office of the Commanding Officer,
2(A0 R & V Regt. NCC,
Veterinary College Campus, Tirupathi. .. Respondent
Counsel for the appellants : Mr. N.Harinath, Assistant Solicitor General
Counsel for respondent/writ petitioner : Mr. V.Sudhakar Reddy
ORAL JUDGMENT Dt: 13.09.2021 (per Arup Kumar Goswami, CJ)
Heard Mr. N. Harinath, learned Assistant Solicitor General of
India, appearing for the appellants.
2. Also heard Mr. V.Sudhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the
respondent/writ petitioner.
3. This writ appeal is directed against an order dated 12.03.2020
passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.47060 of 2018, whereby
the learned single Judge has set aside the termination order dated
21.12.2018 of the respondent/petitioner and directed the appellants to
reinstate the respondent/writ petitioner into service. While passing the
aforesaid order, the appellants were also left at liberty to take action
against the respondent/writ petitioner and pass appropriate orders in
accordance with law.
4. It will be relevant to extract paragraph 3 of the order of the
learned single Judge, which reads as follows:
"Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has been working on temporary basis since 2006
and that the petitioner, along with others, approached the
High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of
Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh by way of
W.P.No.20053 of 2010 and the Court, by virtue of orders
dated 05.11.2018 in the said writ petition, directed the
respondents therein to consider the case of the petitioners
for regularization of their services by duly taking into
account the judgments rendered by the Apex Court in Nihal
Singh Vs. State of Punjab reported in (2013) 14 SCC
65, and Secretary, State of Karnataka Vs. Umadevi
reported in (2006) 4 SCC 1, and pass appropriate orders
within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the
order. But consequent to the said order, the impugned
order dated 21.12.2018 got to be passed, terminating the
services of the petitioner with effect from 01.01.2019
without specifying any reasons. Learned counsel for the
respondents now puts forth before this Court that the
termination order is passed only after considering all
possibilities and situations existing at 2(A) R&V Regt. NCC.
But absolutely, the termination order is bereft of any
reasons."
5. The termination order reads as follows :
"Telephone : 0877 - 2249271 2(A) R&V Regt NCC Email: [email protected] Veterinary University Campus Tirupati-517 502(AP) No.2(A) R&V/113/CL/P&C 21 Dec 2018.
C.Subramanyam, S/o. Chengappa D.No.18-1-720-F, Sivalayam Street, Bhavani Nagar, TIRUPATI - 517 501 Chittoor Dist (AP)
R.Dharmaiah S/o. R.Subramanyam D.No.4-4-1080, Bommegunta, TIRUPATI - 517 501 Chittoor Dist. (AP)
Yella Ravi S/o. Yangaiah, Door No.3-8, Village and Post-Peruru Mandal-Chandragiri, Dist-Chittoor.
V.Dinakar S/o. Muniratnam, Door No.1-6-743/F Prakasam Road, Indira Nagar, Tirupati.
TERMINATION ORDER
As per directions of Group Headquarters, Tirupati, after disposal of writ petition No.20053 of 2010 by Hon'ble High Court of Hyderabad, it is intimated that your services as Casual Labour is terminated with effect from 01 January 2019.
(KL Narayanan) Col Officer Commanding"
6. We are in accord with the order of the learned single Judge that
in the given facts and circumstances, termination order, as it is passed,
is not sustainable in law. This Court had directed in the earlier round of
litigation in W.P.No. 20053 of 2010 to consider the case of the
petitioners therein for regularization of their services. There is no
indication whatsoever whether any such consideration, as directed by
this Court, had taken place and on the contrary, order of termination of
service is passed. It is in that circumstance, learned single Judge had
set aside the termination order dated 21.12.2018 and directed
reinstatement of the respondent/writ petitioner, while reserving liberty
to the appellants to take action against him in accordance with law.
7. We see no good ground to take a different view and, therefore,
finding no merit, the appeal is dismissed. No costs. Pending
miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.
ARUP KUMAR GOSWAMI, CJ NINALA JAYASURYA, J
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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUP KUMAR GOSWAMI, CHIEF JUSTICE
&
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA
WRIT APPEAL No. 42 of 2021 (per Arup Kumar Goswami, CJ)
Dt: 13.09.2021
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