Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Union Of India & Ors vs Cat Jodhpur & Anr on 10 July, 2017
Author: Chief Justice
Bench: Chief Justice
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
(1) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15389 / 2016
1. Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of
Communication and Information Technology, Department of
Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.
2. Director, Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology, Department of Posts (Recruitment Division)
Government of India, New Delhi.
3. Chief Post Master General, Rajasthan Circle, Jaipur.
4. The Senior Superintendent of Post Office, Udaipur Division,
Udaipur. ----Petitioners
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Vimal Kumar Meena S/o Shri Ranti Ram Meena, Aged About 31
Years, R/o Village Khidarpur, Post Mahanandpur, Tehsil Gangapur
City, District Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan ----Respondent
(2) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14619 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Jagdish Chander ----Respondent
(3) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14627 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Raj Singh ----Respondent
(4) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15260 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Rupesh Kumar Kumawat ----Respondent
(5) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15261 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Kapura Ram ----Respondent
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(6) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15287 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Chetan Swaroop Arha ----Respondent
(7) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15386 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Sonal ----Respondent
(8) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14618 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sanjeet Kumar ----Respondent
(9) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14749 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Raj Kumar ----Respondent
(10) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14766 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Rajesh ----Respondent
(11) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15259 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Santosh Kumar Meena ----Respondent
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(12) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15399 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Ghanshyam Singh Meena ----Respondent
(13) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15411 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Bhanu Pratap ----Respondent
(14) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15417 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Sushil Kumar Kumawat ----Respondent
(15) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15431 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Sukhdeep Choudhary ----Respondent
(16) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15397 / 2016
Union Of India & Ors ----Petitioners
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Sunil Kumar ----Respondent
(17) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14295/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sanjay Kumar -----Respondent
(18) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14616/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Bhaga Ram -----Respondent
(19) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14617/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ajay Kumar Gupta -----Respondent
(20) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14620/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Bhawani Singh Bhati -----Respondent
(21) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14621/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sudhakar -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Suresh Kumar -----Respondent
(23) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14624/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Makkhan Lal Meena -----Respondent
(24) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14625/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Bhavna Ankiya & Anr. -----Respondents
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(25) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14628/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Saurabh Saharan & Ors. -----Respondents
(26) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14632/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ram Kishan -----Respondent
(27) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14636/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Rekha & Ors. -----Respondents
(28) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14640/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sunil -----Respondent
(29) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14642/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ravindra Choudhary -----Respondent
(30) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14692/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Shaitan Singh -----Respondent
(31) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14707/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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CAT Jodhpur & Anr. -----Respondents
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(32) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14753/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Rohtash Kumar -----Respondent
(33) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14762/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Shyam Singh -----Respondent
(34) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14954/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ram Kishor -----Respondent
(35) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15250/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Urmila Dagla -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Cheta Ram -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sanjeet Yadav -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Surya Prakash Dhankhar -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Puran Mal Yadav -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Mahesh Choudhary -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Harish Dhalia -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Pawan Kumar Saini -----Respondent
(43) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15295/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ashish Bansal -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Dinesh Kumar Meena -----Respondent
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(45) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15297/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Surya Prakash Sharma -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ashok Kumar -----Respondent
(47) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15308/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Samnder Singh Jodha -----Respondent
(48) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15309/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Samudra Singh Rajvi -----Respondent
(49) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15310/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Yashwant Yadav -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Mrs. Neelam Ahuja -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Gajraj Singh Shekhawat -----Respondent
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(52) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15315/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Pradeep Choudhary -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Lalita Kumari Meena -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Raj Kumar -----Respondent
(55) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15318/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Khemraj Meena -----Respondent
(56) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15319/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Poonam -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Naveen Kumar -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Om Prakash Meena -----Respondent
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Brijendra Kumar -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Narvir Yadav -----Respondent
(61) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15352/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Pintu Ram Meena -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Shyam Sunder -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Deepak Kumar & Anr. ----Respondents
(64) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15365/2016
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Naresh Tholiya -----Respondent
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Parvati -----Respondent
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Parmeshwari -----Respondent
(67) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15388/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Neha -----Respondent
(68) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15392/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Raj Kumar & Ors. ----Respondents
(69) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15394/2016
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Harkesh Meena -----Respondent
(70) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15401/2016
Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sohan Lal -----Respondent
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Ramesh Kumar -----Respondent
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Praphull Kumar Singh -----Respondent
(73) D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15407/2016
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Rakesh Kumar Meena -----Respondent
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Narendra Kumar Verma -----Respondent
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Sumer Singh -----Respondent
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Saurabha Bansal -----Respondent
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Chandrakant Tanwar -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Sharvan Kumar Bishnoi -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Gotam Chandra -----Respondent
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Union of India & Ors. ----Petitioners
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Ashish Kumar Khichar -----Respondent
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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajdeepak Rastogi, Addl. Solicitor
General assisted by Mr. B.P. Bohra.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Kuldeep Mathur.
Mr. Mohit Singh Choudhary(CWP-14627/16).
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HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMCHANDRA SINGH JHALA
Order 10/07/2017
1. The Department of Posts undertook the exercise pertaining to the vacancy year 2013-2014 to fill up vacant posts of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants in 22 Postal Circles in the country. The written examination/aptitude test, comprising Paper- I and a computer/typing test, comprising Paper-II was entrusted to an agency named M/s. CMC Limited, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
2. On the basis of the result declared in different Circles process of issuing letters offering appointments commenced. The successful candidates were sent for training at Postal Training Centre and on completion of the training were posted as Postal Assistants or Sorting Assistants. Complaints were received (14 of 15) [CW-15389/2016] regarding large scale malpractices. An Enquiry Committee was constituted. It reported mass irregularities in the State of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttrakhand and Chhattisgarh. Thus, 5 out of 22 Postal Circles were effected. The postal authorities terminated the services of those who were appointed in these 5 Circles.
3. The aggrieved candidates filed Original Applications before different Benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal in their respective States.
4. The Central Administrative Tribunal at Ahmedabad allowed the Original Applications filed by the selected candidates in the Gujarat Circle. Certain directions against the postal authorities were issued. The said decision of the Tribunal at Ahmedabad has been followed by the Bench of the Tribunal at Jodhpur and this explains above captioned writ petitions filed by the Union of India.
5. In the interregnum writ petitions filed by the Union of India against the decision of the Bench of the Tribunal at Ahmedabad were allowed. The Original Applications filed before the Bench at Ahmedabad were dismissed. The aggrieved candidates have approached the Supreme Court. Leave to Appeal has been granted. Matter currently awaits adjudication before the Supreme court.
6. In our opinion, and learned counsel for the parties agree that the writ petitions could be disposed of declaring that the decision taken by the Supreme Court concerning the decision of the Gujarat High Court would bind the recruitment process in the Circle of Rajasthan as well for the reason the report of the Enquiry (15 of 15) [CW-15389/2016] Committee constituted by the petitioner found malpractices in the 5 Circles, which include Rajasthan and Gujarat. We clarify. The direction issued by the Tribunal against the petitioner pertaining to Rajasthan Circle which simply follows the directions issued by the Bench at Ahmedabad be not complied with. Whatever view is finally taken by the Supreme Court would bind.
7. We note statement by learned Additional Solicitor General that he has been informed by the Director, Postal Services Rajasthan that till the matter is decided by the Supreme Court vacant posts of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants in Rajasthan Circle shall not be filled up.
(RAMCHANDRA SINGH JHALA)J. (PRADEEP NANDRAJOG)CJ. Mohit Tak