SADIKA BEGUM Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ALL these petitions, involve common questions of law and are being, disposed of by this common order.

(2.) W .P. (S) No.722 of 2004. In this case, petitioner was appointed on compassionate grounds vide order No. 588 dated 07.05.2002 being the wife of Brajajul Islam pursuant to the recommendations of the Compassionate Appointment Committee in the meeting held on 28th of February, 2002 along with two others. This was followed by another order issued by the Civil Surgeon -cum -Chief Medical Officer, Pakur under Memo. No. 722 dated 30th of May, 2002. It is alleged that petitioner joined in the month of June, 2002 and since then he is performing her duties. Petitioner is aggrieved of the order No. 1441 dated 08th of September, 2003, whereby salary of as many as 32 persons has been stopped on the ground of their appointments being fake and illegal by the Civil Surgeon -cum -Chief Medical officer, Pakur under the directions of the Deputy Commissioner, Pakur, conveyed vide letter No. 2682 dated 06th of September, 2003 till further orders of the Commissioner, Santhal Pargana Division, Block -Dumka. It is alleged that the petitioner's late husband was appointed vide letter No. 292 dated 30th of March, 1984 by the Regional Deputy Director of Health Services, Bhagalpur, who died in harness on 05th of November, 2001 leaving behind petitioner as his widow and five minor children. After the death, the family pension and gratuity of the deceased husband of the petitioner has also been sanctioned and P.P.O. No. PKR FMW 10265 and G.P.S. No. 536 (04 -05) dated 14th of September, 2004 has been issued by the Accountant General during the pendency of this writ application.

(3.) IN W.P. (S) No. 723 of 2004, petitioner was engaged on daily wages on 01st of August, 1980. A decision was taken to absorb all the daily wages employees and information was sought from all concerned vide letter dated 14th of April, 1983. Vide letter dated 30th of March, 1984, petitioner was absorbed with effect from the date of the initial appointment. Formal order of appointment was also issued on 29th of November, 1984 by the In -charge Chief Medical officer, Dumka. Petitioner submitted his joining on the same day and was assigned works in Small Pox Eradication Programme. Thereafter petitioner was absorbed in Family Planning Department. It is stated that vide letter dated 02nd of March, 1990, petitioner was asked to submit the original documents for verification, which he submitted and thereafter he was transferred to Primary Health Centre at Maheshpur on 17th of July, 1991.