Petitioner sought reinstatement after criminal acquittal. Court held contract appointment expired in 1995; thus no relief for reinstatement was possible.
Petition dismissed as no relief granted due to prior expiry of contract.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
WPS No. 3293 of 2016
Raja Babu Pandey S/o K.K. Pandey, Aged About 48 Years R/o Bangali, Chowk, In Front Of Home Guard Office, Ambikapur, P.S. Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh
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Versus
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| For Petitioner | : Mr. |
Varunendra Mishra, Advocate. |
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| For Respondent-State | : Mr. |
Gary Mukhopadhyay, Dy. G.A. |
S.B.:Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
Order On Board
01/08/2016
Heard on admission.
The petitioner has filed this petition seeking a direction for his reinstatement on the ground that after his acquittal of criminal charges, the petitioner is entitled for reinstatement in service.
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only, no relief can be granted to reinstate the petitioner in service because even if the petitioner would have not been subjected to criminal proceeding, his contract appointment would have come to an end in the year 1995 itself.
Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge
Rekha
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a petitioner is entitled to reinstatement in service after acquittal when his original appointment was on a contractual basis that had expired prior to conviction.
Whether the expiration of a one-year contractual appointment in 1995 precludes any claim for reinstatement even after 19 years of acquittal in related criminal proceedings.
Raja Babu Pandey
State Of Chhattisgarh
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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