HARSH GUPTA Vs. RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) - Petitioner has questioned the legality of the order dated 31/3/1993 (Ex. 8) issued by the Rajasthan State Electricity Board (for short, respondent Board) terminating his service on the ground that as per the information of the State Police Department (CID Intelligence), the petitioner does not bear a good moral character and, he has been implicated in a criminal case under Sec. 498-A, IPC.

(2.) THE facts of the case show that after having passed degree of Engineering (Electrical) in 1990 from Engineering College, Kota, University of Rajasthan, the petitioner had submitted an application for appointment as Junior Engineer-I (Electrical) in the service of the Board in pursuance of an advertisement issued by the respondent Board in the year 1991. THE petitioner was interviewed along with other eligible candidates by the selection committee. He was appointed as Junior Engineer-I (Electrical) by an order dated 23/11/1991 of the respondent Board. He was placed on probation for a period of two years. One of the conditions of the petitioner's appointment was that his character will be verified by the police and if the police finds the character to be doubtful or unsatisfactory, his appointment will be terminated without any notice and compensation. In pursuance of his appointment order dated 23/11/1991, the petitioner reported for duty and gave all his particulars to the authorities of the Board in the attestation form.

(3.) IN the rejoinder, the petitioner has contested the claim of the respondents that he has concealed any material information from the respondents, but he has pleaded that till the issue of the order of appointment challan has not been filed and, therefore, the case cannot be treated as pending against him.