ASHOK KUMAR NIGAM Vs. NAGAR PALIKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) (for self and for T. S. Misra and Prem Prakash, JJ.) :- A Division Bench while hearing the writ petition has referred the following question of law for our opinion :

(2.) ON a consideration of the matter we reframe the question as under '.-

(3.) IT is thus clear that for purposes of the U. P. Public Services (Tribunals) Act "local authority" includes a Nagar Palika/Nagar Mahapalika. An employee of the Nagar Mahapalika will therefore, be a "public servant" also for purposes of Section 4 of the U. P. Public Services (Tribunals) Act. An employee of the Nagar Palika/Nagar Mahapalika will accordingly be entitled to institute a reference of claim under Section 4 of the U. P. Public Services (Tribunals) Act.