SAKALDEO MALAKAR v. STATE OF BIHAR & Ors.

Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 2 (ii) For issuance of any appropriate writ or writs, in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to make regular appointment to the petitioner on the post on which he was working since long."

2. It has to be noted that the competent authority pursuant to direction of this Court in the order dated 22.7.2011 in C.W.J.C. No. 5440 of 2009 while passing the impugned order dated 11.4.2012 has considered the case at length wherein it has been recorded as follows:- "CWJC No. 5440/2009 esa Jh ldynso ekykdkj cuke fcgkj ljdkj ,oa vU;kU; ds chp nk;j ;kfpdk ij ekuuh; iVuk mPp U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 22-07-2011 ds fu.kZ; ds vuqikyu ds dze esa ikfjr vkns’kA fnukad 11.4.12 dks Hksts x;s uksfVl ds dze esa Jh ldnso ekykdkj] xzke&jtkSM+k] iks0&foluiqj vgksd Hkk;k [kxfM+;k Fkkuk&lkgsciqj] deky] ftyk&csxqljk; fcgkj v|ksgLrk{kjh ds dk;kZy; d{ke sa vkt fnukad 11-04-12 dks mifLFkr gq,A ekuuh; iVuk mPp U;k;ky; dk laxy casp ds fu.kZ; esa funs’k fn;k x;k gS fd ekykdj }kjk fn;s x;s vH;kosnu ij vko’;d leh{kkijkr fopkj fd;k tk;A Jh ekykdkj }kjk crk;k x;k fd os lkroha …7th)ikl gS ,oa mudk tUe frfFk 1-07-959 gSa viuk fu;fer fu;qfDr ds izek.k ds :i esa Jh ekykdkj }kjk jkT;ea=h m|ksx foHkkx ,oa lalnh; dk;Z foHkkx }kjk mfpr dkjZokbZ gsrq Hksts x;s mudk vkosnu dk vxzlkj.k] fnukad 24-09-1980] mifuns’kd] HkwrRo …eq[;ky;‰ }kjk mifuns’kd] HkwrRo Hkkxyiqj vapy] Hkkxyiqj dks Jh ekykdkj dk ewy vkosnu i= vko’;d dkjZokbZ gsrq fnukad 22-01-1989 dks Hksts x;s] rRdkyhu mifuns’kd …HkwrRo‰ jktdh; HkwrkfRod iz;ksx’kkyk] [kku ,oa HkwrRo fohkkx }kjk Jh ekykdkj dk ewy vkosnu i= vko[;d dkjZokbZ gsrq fnukad 22-01- 1989 dks Hksts x;s] rRdkyhu mifuns’kd] …HkwrRo‰] jktdh; HkwrkfRod iz;ksx’kkyk [kku ,oa HkwrRo foHkkx }kjk Jh ekykdkj ds laca/k esa fnukad 20- 04-91 dks tks i= funs’kd] HkwrRo] [kku ,oa HksrRo foHkkx iVuk dks hkstk x;k gS ,oa vuq’kalk fd;k x;k gS fd pwafd Jh ekykdkj 10 o"kksZA ls v/kd nSfud Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 3 ikfjJfed ij dk;Zjr jgrs vk jgs gSA vr% bUgsa prqFkZoxhZ; laoxZ esa fu;qfDr dh tk; rFkk fMzfyax vfHk;ark] Jh vfuy dqekj }kjk fnukad 20-12-1979 dk izek.k i= fd Jh ekykdkj foxr nks o"kksZa ls fMzfyax ’kk[kk esa nSfud etnwjh ij dk;Z dj jgs gSA nkf[ky fd;k x;kA Jh ekykdkj }kjk ekuuh; iVuk mPp U;k;ky; esa tks ;kfpdk nk;j fd;k x;k Fkk mlesa mYys[k gS fd mUgsa fnukad 1-08-1991 dks fcuk lwpuk fn;s gq, lsok ls gVk fn;k x;kA ’kiFk&i= esa Jh ekykdkj }kjk fnukad 15- 03-12 dks vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd fnukad 22-01-1981 dks rRdkyhu mifuns’kd] HkwrRo foHkkx }kjk mUgsa prqFkZoxhZ; deZpkjh ds in ij fu;qDr fd;k x;k FkkA 10 o"kksZa ls vf/kd nSfud etnwjh ij os [kku ,oa HkwrRo foHkkx esa dk;Zjr jgs rFkk mUgsa fnukad 15.03.2012 rd inLFkkfir ugha fd;k x;k gSA Jh ekykdkj ls iwNs tkus ij os prqFkZoxhZ; in ij fd;s x;s cgkyh laca/kh fu;qfDr i= ugha fn[kk ik;sA Jh ekykdkj }kjk ;g lwpuk ugha fn;k tk ldk fd mUgsa fdruk nSfud etnwjh ds :i esa Hkqxrku fd;k x;k gS ,oa os fdruh jkf’k le; le; ij izkIr fd;s gSA Jh ekykdkj ds vuqlkj lHkh dkxtkr gtkjhckx fLFkr tks vHkh >kj[kaM jkT; esa gS] jktdh; HkwrkfRod iz;ksx’kkyk esa miyC/k gSA ekuuh; iVuk mPp U;k;ky; }kjk dukZVd jkT; ljdkj cuke mek nsoh ds ekeys esa loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns’k fnukad 10-04-2006 dk fu.kZ; rFkk lR;izdk’k ouke fcgkj ljdkj ds ekeys esa loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns’k fnukad 16-03-2010 dk fu.kZ; d mYys[k fd;k x;k gSA lR;izdk’k ouke fcgkj ljdkj ,oa vU;kU; ds okn esa loksZPp U;k;y; dk fu.kZ; gS fd vihy esa esfjV ugha jgus ds dkj.k bls Lohd‘r ugha fd;k tkrk gS ,oa ;fn Bihar Intermediate Education Council }kjk fu;fer fu;qfDr ds fy, p;u fd;k tkrk gS rc vkosndksa ds ukeksa ij Hkh fopkj fd;k tkuk pkfg, ,oa vko’;drk gksus ij mudk mez lhek dk f’kfFkfydj.k gksuk pkfg,A mek nsoh ds ekeys esa loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk Li"V fd;k x;k gS fd ;fn nSfud etnwjh ij j[ks x;s O;fDr;ksa dks Lohd‘r in ds fo:n~/k fu;qfDr fd;k x;k gS rc fu;fer fu;qfDR ds fy, mudk nkok dks Lohdkj f;dk tk ldrk gSA mDr fu.kZ; es ;g Hkh mYysf[kr gS fd fu;fer fu;qfDr dh izfdz;k esa Hkh nSfud tenwjh ij j[ks O;fDr;ksa ij Hkh fopkj djuk gS ;fn fu;fer fu;qfDr dh tk jgh gS ,oa vko’;drk gksus ij mudk meaz lhek dks Hkh f’kfFky fd;k tkuk pkfg,A bl ekeyks esa jh ekykdkj dks fdlh in ds fo:n~/k fu;qfDR ugha fd;k x;k gS rFkk os dksbZ Hkh dkxtkr ugha fn[kyk ik jgsa gSa] ftlls ;g izekf.kr gks fd mudh nSfud etnwjh fu;fer fu;qfDr Fkk ,oa mUgsa fdl in ds fo:n~/k osru dk Hkqxrku fd;k x;k gSA vr% Jh ekykdkj dk vkosnu fu;fer fu;qfDr ds fy, Lohdkj ugha f;k tk ldrk gSa vr% Jh ekykdkj Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 4 fu;fer fu;qfDr ds fy, Lohdkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA vr% Jh ekykdkj fu;fer fu;qfDr ds gdnkj ugha gSa oSls Hkh fnukad 1-08-1991 ds ckn fiNys djhc 20 o"kksZa ls vf/kd os dk;Zjr ugha gSA vr% Jh ekykdkj dk fu;fer fu;qfDr ds vkosnu dks vLohd‘r fd;k tkrk gSA vkns’k dh izfr Jh ldynso ekykdkj dks Hksth tk;A ys[kkfir rFkk ’kqf}d‘r g0@& vLi"V g0@& vLi"V …’kqHkdhfrZ etqenkj‰ …’kqHkdhfrZ etqenkj‰ iz/kku lfpoA iz/kku lfpoA

3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has not been able to demonstrate any factual error in the impugned order. He had howeve concentrated on the two aspects namely that the petitioner had completed a period of more than ten years service prior to his services being terminated on 1.8.1991 and further the documents showing such working of the petitioner had to be traced by the Principal Secretary from the concerned offices where the petitioner had worked prior to termination of his service.

4. Learned Counsel for the State has submitted that the claim of the petitioner that he was engaged on muster Roll since 1973 and had continued in service till 1.8.1991 seems to be absurd because when the writ petitioner himself claims to be aged about 50 years on the date of filing of this writ application on 4.4.2013 it would mean that his Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 5 such engagement was made when he was only 10 years old. He has further submitted that the petitioner’s alleged service record in the various field offices of Mines department in the State of Jharkhand could not have been summoned in a routine manner by the Principal Secretary when the petitioner had failed to produce even his appointment letter and various orders of his transfer and/or movement. According to him it was a wholly State Claim of petitioner which was rightly rejected.

5. From the materials on records as also the above noted submissions it is more then clear that the petitioner had failed to establish his claim of being engaged even on daily wages in 1973. The petitioner as per own showing was only 10 years of age in 1973 and therefore when there is also nothing to support, not even his appointment letter, this Court would not find any error in the decision making process as would also be apparent from a bare perusal of the impugned order. As a matter of fact the petitioner has also failed to bring anything on record as with regard to his working on daily wages on sanctioned post Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 6 prior to his termination of service on

1.8.1991. The requirements of a sanctioned post and the appointment having been made by the competent authority after following the mandate of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India are the two most important factors to be considered while examining the case of regularization as was held by the Constitution bench in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi(3) reported in (2006) 4 SCC 1.

6. The case of the petitioner for regularization is even other fully covered by a judgment of the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Ram Sevak Yadav vs The State of Bihar reported in 2013(1) PLJR 964, wherein it has been held as follows:- "We therefore conclusions and answer the reference as follows;- (A) Uma Devi (supra) prohibits regularization of daily wage, casual, ad-hoc and temporary appointments, the period of service being irrelevant; (B) An illegal appointment void abinitio made contrary to the mandate of Article 14 without open competitive selection cannot be regularized under any circumstances. (C)Irregular appointments can be regularized if the appointment was made by an authority competent to do so, it was made on a vacant sanctioned post, in accordance with Article 14 of opportunity participation constitution Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 7 eligible competitive others selection and the candidate possessed the eligibility qualifications for a regular appointment to the post. (D) The appointment must not have been an individual favour doled out to the appointee alone and the person must have continued in service without intervention of any Court orders."

7. From perusal of the impugned order passed by the Principal Secretary of the Mines Department, it is also clear that the petitioner was not only working on daily wages but his appointment was made without following the mandate of Article 14 and 16 of the constitution of India. Thus the following observations given in the case of Ram Sevak Yadav (supra):- "44. The petitioners were appointed in temporary capacity by a process contrary to Article 14 of Constitution without competitive selection individual favour doled out to them. There is no material to hold that they were appointed against vacant sanctioned possessed qualifications for the same. They were terminated before (Uma Devi) (supra) and have sought to retain their status by virtue of Patna High Court CWJC No.7141 of 2013 (2) dt.03-05-2013 8 Court proceedings and are therefore not entitled to the benefits of paragraph 53. The issue of any procedural irregularity a finding of forged appointment is therefore irrelevant." shall also apply with full force in the case of the petitioner.

8. That being so, this application raising a stale claim of regularization after more than twenty two years of his termination of service is wholly misconceived both on fact and in law and is, accordingly, dismissed. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)