STATE OF HARYANA Vs. NAVNEET VERMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) LEAVE granted.

(2.) WHETHER the abolition of the post has been done in good faith or whether it is a camouflage to cover up and conceal the real intention of weeding out the respondent from service is the only question to be decided in this appeal.

(3.) IT is the case of Haryana Government and HBPE that the abolition of posts of Accounts Executives was not done with malafide intention or extraneous reasons. According to them, in January, 1994, it was felt that the work of Bureau was not being performed as per official requirements and it required restructuring of the staff vis-'- vis the work load of the Bureau and it was observed that the contribution of two posts of Accounts Executives, especially, when there are two posts of Accountants were not result oriented and the work could smoothly be carried out on even without the two posts of Accounts Executives. IT was further stated that the Accountants can send their case directly to the Financial Advisor, who was the head of the financial wing in giving advice regarding financial offers. Consequently, two posts of Accounts Executives were abolished and services of the respondent were terminated as he was no longer required.