Quashed

Mohinder Singh v. State of Haryana and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC8 Feb 2011CWP/15594/2009

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What is this about?

Petitioner police constable challenged retirement order alleging lack of adverse integrity reports. Court examined service record noting minor censures but no serious adverse remarks. Held retirement order perverse as petitioner earned many good reports. Order quashed.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition allowed; order of retirement dated 21.5.2009 set aside; petitioner to be permitted to continue in service.

Mohinder Singh Vs State of Haryana… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Punjab & Haryana HC (2011)

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noticeon the communicationfrom theInspectorGeneralof Police Rolltakwllich showsthattheservicerecordof the is not Goodfor thelast10yearsand the^{noticehasbeenissuedunderRule} 918o31of^tlle PunjabPolice Rules The ofthe isthatheshouldhavebeenretainedbeyondtheageof 55 yearsandthatbeforetheissuanceofthe notice his entireservicerecordshould havebeen^seen

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A^{prayerhastherefore} beenmade^{toissueawritin} the^nature of certiorarifor settingasidethe orderdated2152009 The in orderto substantiatehis plea hasiolacedon recordhis conOdentialreporlsfor the period from1A1999 to 1A2009 attached^as AnnexurePm6^to Pe22

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response^to theissuanceofnoticeofmotion the have filed theirreplyjustifyingthe orderof retirementIl^was pleadedby them thatthe petitionerwas enrolledin the Police on 2231996as a Constableand to the postof Head Constableon 138992 and^asan AssistantSubInspectoron 4A2003 In theentireserviceperiodthepetitionerhas earned33 goodentrieswhile 11^are badentries The^reason for not the petitionerbeyond^theage of^{55 yearsis that} during^{thelast 10 yearstherecord} of the petitionerfor theyears1999 2006 2007and2008^was not Good It^was also pleadedby^the in thewrittenstatementthatthe madeby thepetitioneragainstthe order herein^was mjectedby him aboutthematerialwhich^was againsthim andwhicllis extractedherebelow^l

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The petitionerhasrefutedthe bypleadingthatsincethe was on 4A2003 so any prior^tothis pelod^could not be taken to be againsthim Referencewas also made^to the Govemment instructionsthatminor are not to be treatedas a hurdlein considering the^cases of promotionandthe hasmerelyearned^censure which cannot be treated^asa major The orderthusdeservesto be set aside

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Reliance^was placedbythelearnedcounselfor the ona judgmentofthis Courtin CWR NoA680of2010 EAnand Kishorc^v Stateof Haryana^{andothersandthe} primary^{contention raisedwas} that^as per Govemments^own instructionsthe entirerecordof^an has to be^seen beforethepassingof theorderof retirementandthatsimplybecause minor havebeenawarded^toan they^{cannot fonn the} basis of retirementandthatif^a personhaseamed^more than70010good^or abovereportsand whose integrityis not doubtedduringthe last 10 years he shouldbe deemedto be flt to be retainedin service

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Court^has found^{from the servicerecord} of^the and coupledwith what has^been statedⁱⁿ the^order the of the an extract of which has been duced above thereis^no othermaterialadverseto the He hasbeenawardedminor ofcensure but at^no stageof careerhehaseamed^a seriouslyadverseremark^ora repoMwhich reOectson his The^case of^the petitionersquarely^{fallswithintheambitofthe} instructionsissuedbythe The retirementof^an at theage of 55yearsis^an exerciserequiredof theGovernmentto weed out deadvwoodbut atthe^same time such^an exerciseshouldnot reflect^an exerciseofpower whichhasthe effectof deprivingan of the tenure of service without any proper ofMind

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The Honble SupremeCourt in BaikunthaNh Dass V Chief District IvledicalOfflcer Barioada 199221SCT 9SCI laid down certain principleswhich would normallygovernthepassingof^{the order} of retirement¹

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One of^the principlesas laid down bythe Coun relates^to the scopeof interferencebythe HighCourt to examinethe issueof compulsoryretirementof^an individual As is held in this^case the judicialscrutinyof an order of compulsory retirementis not excluded Though^thecourts cannot examine the matter as an court but^can certainlyinterfereif they^are satisfiedthattheorderpassed1S rnalatldethatit is based^onno evidence^or thatit is 111 the sense that no reasonableperson would form the requisiteopinion^on thegiven^{materialinshoil} if^itis found

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to beperverseorder

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The view aforesaid^was also followedby this Court in CW

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For^the aforesaid^reasons when the material^on recordis insufflcientto justifjthedecisionof the I^am of^the opinionthatthe writpetition^deservestobe acceptedand the order dated215009

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deserves^to be set aside

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Ordered S rw MAHESH GROVERI 2³²⁰¹¹ JUDGE GD 1

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Mohinder Singh v. State of Haryana and Ors.

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