The petitioner claims that he was suffering from psychotic depression and was under treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Alwar, Rajasthan from 08.09.2009 to 01.06.2010. The petitioner relies upon a photocopy of the certificate issued by the said hospital. On verification, it was found that the certificate was genuine, but the petitioner was never admitted as an in-house patient and had been attending the hospital as an out-patient from time to time. The petitioner was declared fit for duty with effect from 02.06.2010. It is his absence thereafter which is completely unexplained. For this period, i.e., 02.06.2010 onward, the petitioner relies on a certificate issued by a private doctor. This certificate has been objected to and its veracity and admissibility is debatable. This certificate would not justify and explain the absence. The petitioner should have, after he was declared fit on 01.06.2010, reported and got in touch with the authorities. However, he chose to remain silent and belately relied upon a private doctor’s certificate for the period from 02.06.2010 to 14.09.2010.
