DHARAM SINGH RAO Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner was appointed as Land Valuation Officer by the Punjab State Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Limited on November 3, 1961. He was confirmed in that post on November 3, 1963. Thereafter, he was promoted as Divisional Land Valuation Officer and was subsequently promoted to the post of a manager. On September 2, 1969, while he was posted as Manager of the Panipat Primary Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Limited, Panipat (hereinafter referred to as the Bank), he was charge-sheeted by the Secretary, Haryana State Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Limited. The petitioner submitted a reply to the charges framed against him and after an inquiry he was dismissed from service on February 26, 1970. He filed an appeal before the Registrar, Co-operative Societies which was also dismissed on July 21, 1970. Against the appellate order of the Registrar, he filed a revision petition before the State Government which was dismissed on the ground that under rule 10 of the Service Rules of the Bank "the decision of the appellate authority shall be final and binding on the parties" and as such no revision petition lay before the Government. The petitioner has challenged this order dated 8th January, 1971 (Annexure 'C') passed by the Joint Secretary to Government of Haryana, Development and Co-operation Departments.

(2.) The first point to be seen is whether a revision petition does lie before the State Government or not. The learned counsel for the respondent has brought to my notice a Single Bench decision of this Court Gurdaspur Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. Under Secretary to Government, Punjab, Co-operation, 1973 PunLJ 232, in which it was held as under :-

(3.) In the instant case, the officer empowered to act as State Government has relied upon rule 10 framed by the Bank which shows that the order passed by the Registrar in appeal shall be final and binding.