SHEIKH ANWAR HUSSAIN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has sought for reinstatement in service by directing the respondent No. 4, Director, Rehabilitation and Land Acquisition Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna and further for payment of salary from February, 1997 alongwith other consequential benefits. The petitioner has also sought quashing of the order dated 20th February, 1997 vide Letter No. 550 issued by the Bihar Government's Rehabilitation and Land Acquisition Department, Annexure-3, under the signature of the Director, Rehabilitation and Land Acquisition Department. The petitioner claimed to be appointed as a IV Grade employee in the Department of Rehabilitation and Land Acquisition, Bihar vide Memo No. 120 dated 16th March, 1983 in the scale of Rs. 350-425/- alongwith other allowances by order of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, North Koel Project, Daltonganj, Palamau.

(2.) It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that while the petitioner was in service, other temporary employees were regularized and he was discriminated by the Special Officer, Land Acquisition, North Koel Project, Daltonganj, although his name was in the list prepared for such persons engaged on temporary basis by the said Land Acquisition Officer. The petitioner was placed under suspension on 27th November, 1996 by the Director, respondent No. 4 and was finally dismissed from service vide letter No. 550 dated 22nd February, 1997. Counsel for the petitioner submits that he has been dismissed from service after remaining 14 years in service and after having received all payments and other allowances regularly on simple ground that he could not produce a copy of the appointment letter when he was asked to do so because of illness of his son during that period. Being aggrieved by the said order, he approached this Court for the aforesaid relief.

(3.) The petitioner has also filed a supplementary affidavit annexing the service book and Provident Fund Book while he was working as Zanzeerwahak in the office of Special Land Acquisition Department, North Koel Project, Daltonganj.