LAWS(GJH)-2024-2-63

TUSHARBHAI A. SHAH Vs. GUJARAT HOUSING BOARD

Decided On February 02, 2024
Tusharbhai A. Shah Appellant
V/S
GUJARAT HOUSING BOARD Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By way of present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, under Sec. 67 of the Gujarat Nagarpalika Adhiniyam (Gujarat Municipalities Act), 1963 and under the Gujarat Civil Service (Discipline and Appeals) Rules, 1971, the petitioner has prayed the following reliefs.

(2.) Brief facts of the present petition is that the petitioner is qualified Engineer working with Gujarat Housing Board since 21/3/1984 and he put on deputation for a period of one year and appointed as Chief Officer of Balasinor Nagarpalika. That as there was political rivalry amongst the members of Nagarpalika, false and frivolous allegations were made against the elected members and the petitioner and he came back at Gujarat Housing Board since 28/5/2005. Thereafter, the petitioner was deputed for a period of one and half year in the office of the Superintendent of Stamp Duty, Gujarat State at Gandhinagar and again he came back to Gujarat Housing board in the year of 2007 and since then, he was discharging his duty in Gujarat Housing Board as Assistant Engineer. That since the appointment of the petitioner and till date he has completed approximately 27 years of service and except one year as Chief Officer of Nagarpalika on deputation and one and half year as Superintendent in Stamp Duty Department, for rest of the period, he has discharged his duty as Engineer in Gujarat Housing Board.

(3.) Heard Mr.Yatin Soni, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.P. K. Shukla, learned counsel for Mr.Pranav Shah, learned counsel appearing for respondents at length.