Case brief
What is this about?
OISF constable dismissal confirmed by ADGP appellate common order - non-speaking order - no reasons - common order without individual consideration - judicial review under Articles 226 & 227 - duty to assign reasons - empty formality - discrimination among co-delinquents - remand for fresh reasoned decision with personal hearing - three-month timeline - Rules 3 & 4 Odisha Government Servants' Conduct Rules 1959 - Section 8 Odisha Industrial Security Force Act 2012 - Jatni P.S. Case No.102/2019 - Proceeding File No.14 of 2019 - W.P.(C) No.17300 of 2023 - High Court of Orissa - M.S. Raman, J. - decided 20.09.2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned appellate order dated 06.04.2023 (Annexure-12) set aside and the appeal remitted to the Appellate Authority (opposite party No.3) for fresh consideration by a reasoned order dealing with each charge on the material on record, after affording the petitioner a personal hearing, to be completed expeditiously and preferably within three months, with the order to be communicated to the petitioner forthwith.