ASHWINI KUMAR SINHA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal is preferred against the order dated 25.2.2013 passed in W.P. (S) No. 5035 of 2012 whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ with cost of Rs. 50,000/ - on the appellant and directed initiation of a proceeding under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the appellant by a separate proceeding. Brief facts: - -The appellant was appointed as a daily wager in Additional Primary Health Centre, Boarijore in 1985. Subsequently, the Selection Committee recommended the name of the appellant along with others for the appointment on the post and the appellant was appointed in Class -III posts of Surveillance Worker by the Civil Surgeon -cum -Chief Medical Officer, Godda vide Memo No. 1096 dated 31.12.1989 and was posted under the In -charge Medical Officer, Boarijore, Godda.

(2.) SUBSEQUENTLY , vide a Memo No. 310 dated 25.2.1991, the Civil Surgeon -cum -Chief Medical Officer terminated the service of the appellant and 51 other Class -III and Class -IV employees. Challenging the termination, the appellant filed a writ petition being C.W.J.C. No. 1848 of 2001 and the, same was dismissed by order dated 20.8.2001. Against the said order, the appellant preferred an appeal in L.P.A. No. 636 of 2001 and the said Letters Patent Appeal was dismissed by the Division Bench by order dated 14.5.2003. The appellant filed another writ petition being W.P. (S) No. 2156 of 2007 and the said writ petition was dismissed as not pressed.

(3.) WE have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents on record.