SIYA RAM SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment dated 20th February, 2004 passed by the learned Single Judge In W.P.(S) No. 2607 of 2002, whereby and where under, the prayer of the appellant for payment of salary for the period from June, 2000 onwards was rejected and the writ petition was dismissed.

(2.) ACCORDING to the appellant, he being ill on 22nd May, 2000, was admitted to the hospital, Dugda Coal Washery. Medical certificate was also issued in respect to treatment for the period from 29th May, 2000 to 10th July, 2000 but payment of salary of the period was not made. Subsequently also, the appellant was not paid salary and he was transferred to another place and in spite of stay order passed by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 2850 of 2000, salary of the subsequent period was not paid.

(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the parties relied on the averments made in the writ petition and the facts, as pleaded by the opposite parties in a contempt case preferred by the appellant, from which it appears that the appellant, who was in the services of C.I.S.F. unit, Dhanbad as Head Constable, was transferred by order No. 44/2000 dated 3rd July, 2000 from Central Coal Washery, Dugda to C.I.S.F. Unit, Central Coalfields Limited, Kongali but he failed to join the transferred post. Against the order of transfer, he filed a writ petition C.W.J.C. No. 2850 of 2000. In the said writ petition, certain interim order was passed and later on, the Court did not choose to interfere with the order of transfer, though direction was given to the respondents to relieve the appellant.