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Mahaveer Ratnu v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation

Rajasthan HC9 May 2024CW/4403/2024

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This order quashed orders dated 16.04.2014 and 15.10.2018 imposing charges on the petitioner for generating lesser revenue. Following a co-ordinate bench judgment in Kulvindra Singh, the court held the charge unsustainable and granted consequential benefits.

What did the court decide?

The impugned orders dated 16.04.2014 and 15.10.2018 are quashed and set aside; the petitioner is entitled to all consequential benefits; the stay application is disposed of.

Mahaveer Ratnu Vs Rajasthan State Road Transport… — Service and Employment | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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[2024:RJ-JD:20899]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4403/2024

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Mahaveer Ratnu S/o Shri Hinglaj Dan, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Indra Nagar, Barmer.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Through Managing Director, Parivahan Marg, Choumu House, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

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The Executive Director (Administration), Rsrtc, Parivahan Marg, Choumu House, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

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Chief Manager, Rsrtc Barmer Depot, Barmer.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Avinash Acharya For Respondent(s) : Ms. Kamini Chouhan

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JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA

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Order

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09/05/2024

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By way of present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged orders dated 16.04.2014 and 15.10.2018 (Annexures - 3 & 4, respectively).

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On perusal of the record, this Court finds that only charge against the petitioner is that he was able to generate lesser revenue as compared to revenue generated by others.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there are catena of judgments rendered by this Court in which similar charge-sheets have been quashed.

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Learned counsel submitted that in identical writ petition being S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.14159/2018, the co-ordinate Bench of this Court while relying up on the judgment rendered in

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the case of Kulvindra Singh Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & Ors. : S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.15367/2022, decided on 12.12.2022 has quashed the charge-sheet of similar nature, issued to the similarly situated person.

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Ms. Kamini Chouhan, learned counsel for the respondents is not in a position to dispute the aforesaid position of facts and law. 6. This being the position and following the judgment rendered in the case of Kulvindra Singh (supra), the present writ petition is allowed.

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The impugned orders dated 16.04.2014 and 15.10.2018 (Annexures-3 & 4, respectively) are, hereby, quashed and set aside.

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The petitioner shall be entitled for all consequential benefits.

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The stay application also stands disposed of accordingly.

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(DINESH MEHTA),J

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95-Mak/-

Mahaveer Ratnu v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation

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