JUDGEMENT
APARESH KUMAR SINGH, J. -
(1.) WRIT petitioner is the appellant who has preferred the instant
appeal being aggrieved by the judgment dated 07th August 2012 passed by the
learned Single Judge in WPS No. 1425/2011.
(2.) SERVICE of the writ petitioner / appellant is said to have been terminated by the respondents by order dated 9th May 2011 which was under challenge in the
writ petition. The appellant is said to have joined on the post of Home Guard in
Giridih district on 15th February 1984 on the basis of the certificate issued from
Primary School, Kurhu Bindo, Giridh. Pursuant to the advertisement for
appointment of constable / driver published in the year 2004, the petitioner applied
for and was selected vide Annexure -2 dated 21st April 2010. Annexure -2 appears
to be a provisional selection order whereunder the appellant was asked to appear
with necessary educational / caste / character / residential / home guard certificates
in original along with two passport size colour photographs and for re -
measurement at Police Centre, Hazaribagh, so that after due verification,
necessary action could be taken for his appointment. The instant Memo
categorically states that it should not be treated as an appointment letter. However,
it is alleged by the appellant that he was terminated from service on the allegation
that he had filed a false certificate of Class -VII. It is stated that he came to know
through the newspaper publication. The appellant also came to know that an FIR
being Town PS Case No. 454/10 was registered against him under sections 420,
467, 468, 469, 470 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code.
According to the petitioner, such publication dated 18th June 2010 was
initially challenged in the writ petition. However, during the pendency of the writ
application, he is said to have been terminated from service on 9th May 2011 vide
Memo No. 2440 in a departmental proceeding no. 60/10. Being aggrieved by the
order of termination, the appellant pursued the writ petition inter -alia alleging that
the same was issued without any proper opportunity to show -cause and the
petitioner was precluded from attending the departmental inquiry because of
institution of the FIR against him.
(3.) COUNSEL for the appellant submits that information were sought for under the RTI in relation to the admission register of the year 1980 of the said school as
also results of Class -VII of the year 1982 from the Middle School, Kurhu Bindo
where he had cleared Class -VII exam. The information furnished by the DSE,
Giridih on 5th May 2012 reveals that the petitioner had cleared the Class -VII exam.
Therefore, the learned Single Judge was clearly in error in holding that the
petitioner had not cleared Class -VII exam and had obtained service by virtue of
forged and fabricated documents. The appellant on earlier occasion, was asked to
produce the original covering letter furnished under the Right to Information Act
which has been subsequently filed by way of supplementary affidavit.;
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