CANTONMENT BOARD AGRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS intra court appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 5.11.2014 whereby the writ petition filed by the petitioner/appellant has been dismissed.

(2.) THE brief facts giving rise to this appeal are that the appellant was appointed as a driver with respondent -corporation U.P.S.E.B. by the order dated 23.3.1977 of the then Executive Engineer. However, his service alongwith services of some other employees were subsequently terminated on 17.11.1979. Aggrieved by the order of termination the Bijli Karmchari Sangh including the appellant filed writ petition no. 1642 of 1979 which was allowed by the Division Bench of this Court on 27.09.1989 and the following order was passed :

(3.) ACCORDING to the petitioner/appellant the aforesaid order was not complied with by the concerned authorities. The petitioner filed Contempt Petition No. 79 of 1992 which was dismissed on ground of delay. In pursuance of the order of this Court the appellant was reinstated in service in the year 1992 but he was reinstated on the post of a Coolie and not as a driver. However, on 2.1.1997 he was promoted to the post of driver where he is still working.