Ramdan Charan vs Rajasthan High Court Jodhpur

Ramdan Charan Appellant(s)

VERSUS

Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur Respondent(s)

ORDER

Leave granted. Heard both sides.

2. The appellant was a Class-IV employee in the Jaipur District. He joined

the service in 1981. In 1982 it appears that there was a strike by the Lower Division

Clerks of the High Court and as there was dearth of sufficient number of L.D.C.s, the

appellant was promoted to the cadre of L.D.C. and was given an appointment as L.D.C.

but with a condition that if he does not pass the requisite test his service would be

terminated. The appellant could not pass the test which qualifies him as an L.D.C. and as

he has failed the test, the authorities terminated his service in the year 1995. The

appellant though challenged his termination, he was not successful.

3. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the High

Court of Rajasthan.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant now contends that if he was not found

suitable for the post of L.D.C. as he had not passed the requisite test, the authorities

should not have treated him as out of service and he was entitled 2

to continue as a Class-IV employee. This contention, it appears, to be fair. Learned

counsel for the High Court of Rajasthan contends that in the appointment order of L.D.C.

itself stated that in case he fails to pass the test, his services would be terminated but this

contention which has been accepted by the High Court does not appear to be correct

inasmuch as the person working in a lower cadre was promoted on condition on passing

the test and if he does not pass the test, he could be reverted to the lower cadre from

which he was promoted but he could not be terminated from his service altogether. The

respondent High Court is directed to reinstate the appellant as Class-IV employee within

a period of four weeks and we make it clear that the appellant will not be entitled to any

arrears of salary for the period he was out of service. The High Court would be at liberty

to post him at any of the place(s) as a class-IV employee.

Appeal is disposed of accordingly. No costs.

...............CJI.

(K.G. BALAKRISHNAN)

.................J. (P. SATHASIVAM)

.................J. (J.M. PANCHAL)

NEW DELHI;

13TH JULY, 2009