JUDGMENT Attau Rahman Masoodi, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel who has accepted notice on behalf of the opposite parties. 2. The petitioner is working on the post of Sub Inspector. During his service tenure a criminal case no.193/199 under Sections 323, 325, 504, 506 I.P.C and 3 (1) 10 S.C/S.T Act has been registered against him and in relation thereto, the trial is going on. It is contended that there is a provision under the government order dated 28.05.1997 to consider the candidature of such employees for ad-hoc promotion while the pendency of disciplinary action or criminal case. 3. The candidature of the petitioner also fell for consideration alongwith several other persons similarly situated. It is urged by the petitioner that the persons who are similarly circumstanced have been granted adhoc promotion by overlooking the claim of the petitioner whose service record is otherwise unblemished. 4. The petitioner had previously approached this Court by filing a W.P. No.6133(S/S) of 2014 which was disposed of vide order dated 23.07.2014 directing the competent authority to take a decision on the petitioner's representation and pursuant to the said direction, the impugned order dated 25.03.2015 has been passed.
4. The petitioner had previously approached this Court by filing a W.P. No.6133(S/S) of 2014 which was disposed of vide order dated 23.07.2014 directing the competent authority to take a decision on the petitioner's representation and pursuant to the said direction, the impugned order dated 25.03.2015 has been passed. The reason recorded in the impugned order passed by the respondent is extracted below: - mRrj izns'k iqfyl eq[;ky;] bykgkckn& la[;k ikap&470¼60½2014 fnukad% ekpZ 25]2015 vkns'k iqfyl egkfujh{kd LFkkiuk m0 iz0 ds vkns'k la[;k Mhth&101¼16½2013 fnukad 12-7-2013 }kjk mRrj izns'k mi fujh{kd vkSj fujh{kd ¼ukxfjd iqfyl½ lsok fu;ekouyh&2008 ,oa le;= ij ;Fkk la'kksf/kr esa fufgr funsZ'kksa ds vUrxZr izkf/kd`r cksMZ }kjk mifujh{kd uk0 iq0 ek;k'kadj feJk iq= Jh jkeewfrZ feJk ih,uvks 842470069 tuin xks.Mk ds fujh{kd ukxfjd iqfyl ds in ij inksUufr lEcaf/kr p;u ifj.kke dks fuEufyf[kr dkj.kksa ls eqgj cUn fyQkQksa esa j[ks tkus dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;k Fkk%& mifujh{kd dk uke ,oa ih,uvks eqgj cUn fyQkQs dk dkj.k ek;k'kadj feJk ih,uvks 842470069 eq0 v0 la0 193@99 /kkjk 323@325@504@506 Hkk0 na0 fo0 o 3¼1½10 ,llh@,lVh ,DV Fkkuk fiijkbp tuin xksj[kiqj esa lhvkbZMh }kjk vkjksi i= izsf"krA 2& mifujh{kd uk0 iq0 ek;k'kadj feJk ih,uvks 842470069 }kjk fujh{kd uk0 iq0 ds in ij inksUufr dh ekax dks ysdj ek0 mPp U;k;ky; [k.MihB y[kuÅ esa fjV ;kfpdk la[;k 6133@2014 ¼,l@,l½ ;ksftr dh x;h FkhA ek0 U;k;ky; }kjk ;kfpdk dks fnukad 28-10-2014 dks fuLrkfjr djrs gq;s ;kph ds izdj.k dks 'kklukns'k fnukad 28-5-1997 ds izLrj&10 ds vkyksd esa p;u lfefr ds le{k fopkj.k gsrq izLrqr djus ds vkns'k ikfjr fd;s x;s gSA ek0 U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; ds izHkkoh va'k fuEuor~ gS& " I therefore, instead of keeping the matter pending and awaiting the result of trial court, I feel it appropriate to dispose of the writ petitions finally with the direction to the opposite parties to consider the petitioners' cases in light of the Government Order dated 28th of May, 1997 particularly in terms of paragraph 10 of the Government Order.
It is further provided that on submission of certified copy of this order before the competent authority, matter shall be placed for consideration of the Selection Committee expeditiously say preferably within two months." 3& ek0 U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dk leknj djrs gq;s ;kph mifujh{kd uk0 iq0 ek;k'kadj feJk ih,uvks 842470069 ds izdj.k dks iqfyl egkfujh{kd] LFkkiuk m0 iz0 y[kuÅ ds i= la[;k&Mhth&pkj&101 ¼fjV&18½ fnukad 06-02-2015 }kjk p;u lfefr ds fopkj.k gsrq m0 iz0 iqfyl HkrhZ ,oa izksUufr cksMZ y[kuÅ dks lUnfHkZr fd;k x;kA 4& 'kklukns'k la[;k%13@21@89&dk&1&1997 fnukad 28-5-1997 ds izLrj&10 esa p;u lfefr }kjk izFkeokj vkjksfir dkfeZd dh izksUufr ij fopkj djus ,oa eqgj cUn fyQkQs dh izfd;k viuk;s tkus ds ckn ,d o"kZ dh vof/k chr tkus ij Hkh ¼bl vof/k esa ,slh vof/k vkxf.kr ugha dh tk;sxh] ftlesa vipkjh dkfeZd }kjk vlg;ksx ds dkj.k tkap izfdz;k esa foyEc gqvk½ ;fn vkjksfir dkfeZd ds fo"k; esa iz'kklukf/kdj.k dh tkap@foHkkxh; dk;Zokgh@vfHk;kstu dks vfUre ifj.kke izkIr u gqvk gks rks ,sls dkfeZd ds fo"k; esa tks fuyfEcr ugha gS p;u lfefr }kjk dfri; izfrcU/kksa ds lkFk rnFkZ vk/kkj ij izksUufr ds lEcU/k esa fopkj fd;s tkus dk izko/kku fd;k x;k gSA 5& m0 iz0 HkrhZ ,oa izksUufr cksMZ y[kuÅ ds Lrj ij xfBr foHkkxh; p;u lfefr dh fnukad 09-02-2015 ls 12-02-2015 ds e/; lEiUu cSBd esa 'kklukns'k la[;k%13@21@89 &dk&1&1997 fnukad 28-05-1997 ds izLrj&10 esa LFkkfir O;oLFkk ds vUrxZr mifujh{kd uk0 iq0 ek;k'kadj feJk ih,uvks 842470069 ds rnFkZ vk/kkj ij izksUufr ds lEcU/k esa fopkj.k fd;k x;kA p;u lfefr }kjk fopkjksijkUr ik;k x;k fd ^^ dkfeZd ds Åij vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr ,oa vU; xEHkhj /kkjkvksa ds vkjksi izekf.kr ik;s x;s gSaA vr% rnFkZ vk/kkj ij izksUufr fd;k tkuk mi;qDr vkSj tufgr esa mfpr ugha gksxkA ^^ p;u lfefr dh laaLrqfr dks iqfyl egkfuns'kd mRrj izns'k }kjk vuqeksfnr dj fy;k x;k gSA 6&vr% 'kklukns'k fnukafdr&28-05-1997 ds izLrj&10 ds vuqlkj mifujh{kd uk0 iq0 ek;k'kadj feJk ih,uvks 842470069 fujh{kd uk0 iq0 ds in ij rnFkZ izksUufr ds fy;s p;u lfefr }kjk fopkjksijkUr mi;qDr ugha ik;s x;sA g0 viBuh; 25-3-2015 ¼Hkxoku Lo: i½ iqfyl miegkfujh{kd] LFkkiuk mRrj izns'kA izfrfyfi% iqfyl v/kh{kd] xks.Mk dks mijksDr lUnHkZ esa bl vuqjks/k ds lkFk izsf"kr gS fd os d`i;k mDr vkns'k dh ,d izfr mifujh{kd uk0 iq0 ek;k'kadj feJk ih,uvks 842470069 dks izkIr djkdj nwljh izfr ij izkfIr gLrk{kj fnukad lfgr ysdj vfHkys[kkFkZ okil djus dk d"V djsaA la[;k rFkk fnukad oghA izfrfyfi& iqfyl egkfujh{kd] LFkkiuk m0 iz0 y[kuÅ dks d`i;k lwpukFkZ izzszf"krA 5.
It may be noted that during pendency of criminal trial in respect of an offence, it is not open to the authorities to form an opinion one way or the other for consideration of petitioner's adhoc promotion and deny the benefit on that ground alone. In such a situation, what is relevant in the immediate past service record maintianed by the employer. The impugned order passed by the competent authority is apparently illegal. The impugned order is accordingly set aside and the respondents are directed to reconsider the petitioner's candidature in the light of his relevant service record without attaching any consequence one way or the other to the pendency of the trial in respect of the alleged offence. 6. This exercise shall be carried out by the competent authority within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced by the petitioner before him. 7. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.