U P JAL NIGAM Vs. NARINDER KUMAR AGARWAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Delay condoned. Leave granted.

(2.) The appellant-U. P. Jal Nigam was formed under the U. P. Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1975. Consequentially, the persons working in the Local Self-Government Engineering Department of U. P. were transferred to the appellant's administrative control. In exercise of power under Section 97 of the Act, U. P. Jal Nigam Engineers (Public Health Branch) Services Regulations, 1978 (for short 'regulations') were framed. Rule 5 of the Regulations envisaged that:

(3.) Rule 10 prescribes that no person will be recruited direct in the civil side unless he holds a degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised university or he has passed Parts A and B of AMIE. Clause B thereof also provides that no person shall be recruited to the mechanical side on similar conditions. The ratio for direct recruitment is 75% and for promotees 25% and while calculating the vacancies, the ratio of 25% for promotees be always maintained. Rule 10 (3 which is relevant for the purpose envisages that Computers and Junior Engineers in the service of former LS-GD or Jal Nigam will not be promoted to the post of Assistant Engineering (Civil) or (Mechanical) under Rule 5 (1) (ka) (two) unless he has passed the condition prescribed in Rules 10 (1 and 10 (2 of the Regulations. The note appended thereto gives lever for relaxation of conditions of recruitment and can adopt any other criteria for the selection and promotion of Junior Engineers and Computers to the post of Assistant Engineer. In other words, the note enabled them only to relax the rules prescribed for passing the qualifying examination for selection to the posts of Assistant Engineers. At this juncture, we would observe that the rule runs contrary to the settled service jurisprudence and the law laid down by this court and deleterious to augment efficacy of service and would dry out the source to improve excellence and honest service. However, since the note is not the subject-matter of attack, we need not observe any further,