RANBIR SINGH Vs. CONTROL COAL FIELDS LTD.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the parties.

(2.) IN this writ application the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the letter under Memo No. 1158 -59 dated 5.8.1997, whereby the order of dismissal of the petitioner from service has been affirmed by Respondent No. 2, Chairman -cum -Managing Director of the respondent CCL.

(3.) PURSUANT to the aforesaid decision of this Court the petitioner was reinstead in service and a copy of the inquiry report was served on him. An order of suspension was also issued on 30.3.1996. In the meantime Criminal Case No. 128/1994 filed by the petitioner against the order of conviction was allowed and the judgment of conviction was set aside. The petitioner served a copy of the judgment to Respondent No. 3 and also requested the respondents to supply copies of the documents which was refused. Surprisingly the respondents issued office order dated 6.5.1996, constituting another inquiry committee. However that order dated 6.5.1996, was subsequently withdrawn by another letter dated 5.6.1996. Thereafter the disciplinary authority issued the dismissal order vide Memo dated 5.7.1996. It is worth to mention here that before issuance of the dismissal order, the petitioner was promoted to the post of Upper Division Clerk. The petitioner challenged the dismissal order by preferring an appeal before Respondent No. 2, who by a non speaking order dismissed the appeal.