Karnataka High Court
H M T Sc/St Employees National ... vs The Union Of India By Secretary To ... on 8 April, 2008
Author: H N Nagamohan Das
Bench: H N Nagamohan Das
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAIILA A- l3A_NG_-LQRE
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SR1 K NAGARAJU.
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INDUSTRIES, AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
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... RESPONDENTS
(By SriE..(3I*IRTSTC)PH~EI§"'Ffj'I§ CARIAPPA .35 co. FOR R2-6) , .% 5wRjrPPET1T1oN IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES ;'~26'ANE O'F*.fI*HE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ~DEC1LARI93...THjiT THE APPOINTMENT 01? THE R6 TO THE}PQST.OF----.DEPUTY PERSONNEL MANAGER IN THE H.M.T.'"'LTD., "AND SUBSEQUENT PROMOTIONS OF' THE ~ ,ER'r No.5 T0 VARIOUS POSTS INCLUDING THE PEEP-QR JOINT GENERAL MANAGER. (HNM) (THE P()S'l_' * BY R6 AT' PRESENT') As ILLEGAL, ARBi"1"R'A1'~W AND AECORDINGLY, QUASI-I THE ORDER 131'. 25.1.1934 V-Vfw.._'VIDE ANNEX.B., ORDER D'I'. 7.4.39 VIDE ANNEX.C., .._VO-RDER DT. 3.8.93 VIDE ANNEx.E., ORDER DT. 6.10.99 'HIDE ANN!13X.l*'. AND ORDER DT. 21.1.2002 VIDE A! 1/'\./'\., This Writ Petition coming on for hearing this day, the I-A11-I-vi" -nn-an rt fhn '["n11run~i.nn- \-I'! \v'-'-J Uni HI]: I- 4.51.61. LI-I I-'Jul-I-'ml VV II-I-6! GREEK in this writ petition the petitioner has prayed '. it writ of quo-warranto to declare the respondent no.6 as Deputy Personnel of 76' and the subsequent promotiontillastt illegal':
reliefs.
0 nn 0:: n1 1on4. +5.; ' ._-r1:s_n1r-sin.-|'r'~.,r'I.o-'.1.-'u'rr:, = " -nn A 111:) 'ID '|_lJ..I.. ,&'\-IE1.' LI I > Inlvull-M u3tI\.n'.I.J.'\:C\4'l.K!r .I..I.\.II\.' VVC'-g appointed as Personnel 1'vienalger;""" From um" e to time the managenient pzvcmoted tlie'tlresfpondent 110.6 and in the year i2O04_helvi'e:asV:'wor1§ing as Joint " General Manager. After 1apseAofV_2'0ooyeex_s jjetitioner is before this court for a writ ojfqno-wan:antol'onl-the ground that respondent no.6 note'-giossess the qualification in the year 1984 #-
timholdll 4"ofl_iDeputy Personnel Manager. Absolutely inn-I-In in run .l".'lI'I'I'i}l'fl'I;If'_I"':I'\I'I 'Fri-In f"'|I'n -:11:-\fv"1'r|nfa Anlnir PT'. On i1'nn1-an Call'! '.1 VF' Jul N' 'u'_ 'IKE \o'.I» I I-
erei'o1e".o_n the ground of delay and latches, the Writ liable to be rejected.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contend that the respondent - management and its vigilance section in Okwx, several reports held that respondent no.6 do not possess the requisite qualification to hold the post. Despite meg, reports the management has not taken any action. o- "
respondent no.6. If that is so, the petitioner is % DKBI ~