Karnataka High Court
Koshas Vegus W/O Henry D Souza vs The State Of Karnataka on 19 August, 2009
Author: Anand Byrareddy
Bench: Anand Byrareddy
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pciiiiuncr, {.111 5.5.2083. She had xwrkcd fear 1? yearésj'a.é:.f'e Ii"*.iuhe dait: mi' her icn11i:1aiimL The; pt:i§iiu::er 31-¢.i;?£ng.._f:'::~i{§a 'Va7 rrazprtzscnéaiiun as rsgarcis the samc, 'a":iai'*«§hc'.rcspufic§x;n{ 'h2w§r:g issued an cndurscmttni , the p<:Liiio§::.t;r *.i_s be:{3:;j;_:_?vs"'ih'%s {:'u*V;1i'£.u Similar is 82:: cast: ofuii1::¥ who 'wax: {ai?;su".b§ei91'ninaied ihmsgh {Emir case for sseifirsg iht}§r éppeinimcni was fi3:£',Vsubj::.ciVr§3.;4:§.i_r.é:voi'<.MV_A{x:g§§i--a§;p<:a§:s in 'i3'v'z"a 2661-26'z§if2GG{}, In {he said"::§)pc=ais;' i<_S7§1~.z§z§éiE;. Eh: {eraser}: pciiiicmers were pariias, 'w<:rc:«.i§:§§¢£§* iiéy §h'*..i""¥§;§='pL}§}(.iE?I1§ ~ i}::is.:'ersé{§a' c-haéieriging 21:': cariicr 'a:=:?;v£?.::pz.2:;j:~ie:><§'«.%_:i"f%_:jazm2r of ihe gzwciiiiancrs hssrsin as wail an: Qiildffi, iii' whareéza ihcy E1313 Lziaimcti 'Lhai Tihcgy had "._'C§3§'ii.iI1lii}¥'ii*§§};f warkeii as swgepcrs 0:2 daiiy wage and an manfiziy "«."w:;g,%c""§':a,s£3? £233" 2: pfiriuii imaging iimm 3 ii} H3 years :33: mtzagrzt VA u saiaries anti ifsaé ifzgmgh ifze pas: wf savfiegmm and miags-Li axisi in ifxe univemégy insiaad <31' fiffiicéiag rcguiar reazraéimané :25 the rcqnimé izamzbez" sf sxaserggrs, §3a<.i giaricd mwgaging; E§'sA«"@%§}t:3"S am 4 cunimui basis, which was an exercise unify ix; deny :*<~:gu§a;' emgiuyincni in this 212133 <31' wurkers and {$353 sLa{t;vV~£§§7._43fi'air3 having wniinucd and iizuugh ali {he peiiiiunsrs ih x'::}--*cir;f rcprascniaiiuns £3.32" a_b:«:m"pi,i<.)rs or mgu§a:f§'sa£i3_.>n Vifiiai Uizis;}::r§'ii;a, ' ihtz same having been ignsgred, this pcEEi§~iu:£:.jéf$? hz£¥ii :i.;:>prasz1(:E%§_:g:£,iA V§i*:i:«:
C<::us:¥. when {he University was ta: %grs$::..a;*:_du€;s§;iV$€>fiz'<::: work ihmugh cunLra<:.ior§_~..V_The.";3éii'i§:é,§nVfiazyirzg '9 x£:i:n"'$§Ioxarsd, ihe same had betzn uarfieii hy vs}-:>1:§x Uniszersiiy. A Bixsi5iui1._Bt:fie'.;}: LEE 'i:iz§f$V{,7{.¥z.;.;f£;'*--e}'rx 3 ciusts L-unsidtrraiiun of 'that: tfiai eQn{»:§iio:$;«--.<§§3d Eht: agpaiizmi eughé Eu absarb {he :'*¢$;:§:§'f:§i;_;ii:s__i31crt:§i:'1A:§%.=:3' wuuizi fuifiii 31:: Ebiicyxwing curzaifiiiuzzvs by _g1'a:1£§I1g"-=::§;:if<§;;iriaia exampiiun relating is minimum tsducaiiunai siandarii wherever is necessary.
3 Ai iht: fime uf éniiiafi appt.>inimer1L the smpisycc ghuuid 39!. have been (3353?-aged xvii}; reftztrezsm:-c is {in maximum agar: iimii pffiscrikmzi 5:31 81: Unéxsersiiy, {ii} Tiiey shtitiiid bt: nlecficaiif; fit accaéréing is: 33::
siandards if any pmscribad by fire Univcrsiijg 6 ma adcireas iirzc Liireciimzs issued in ihz: Katie? and :~;piz: i; i§2tf_S'-31%":-:V_¥:a$'»'_ rtrsuiied in 'was in'usiis:r::. The *i:§'ii{1:1t>3fs had, fi'>.<_}'::s:'<:d«' ihztir T biriftz ccriificaics which ihey had €.)§T3¥L,.5:1i34'1€§(1 'i?~{i§.i-"E grégi '<'i':'i'.¥.'~'i<:.L'2=.i«£'}-=',:<11:1':i;L some L3? 11% pciiiianers had ai£u~.VV.pruduce3.__§i3Ae:'Ei5 céyiiiicaics is émxlonsiraie iimi Sizer}: had séggziieyii 1.:_g:§1(:«..;_i .j§i3:iicsiar ievfii emf sc-hue}. Hésweszcsrg, ihc Univcrsii§$V_V"ha s v ia§<_z:xi"~ a'~~V..'$%.rici vxévv of 115::
csriiiéuzsiiun {hail ziéizghi h:ci;s._-'<3 b¢:{;$n..;3§°c§éi'u£;cd 3321} having insisieci on pmduc:Ei0r}..Vo:§imnsfisi"::t%:'*i§i§<,:#ie eihcz' such aii:-t:11'rr1cI2i:~: has ar'飧r4ri§;r Ij€3_§€:3{;iv.£:'{§.V'*E.§ifi¥,:§£i§;f1~-.g?}§:" 5,-he pcl§.Eiu3°:sr:a fer rsiguiarisaiiun ex? ih-25%? s@f'=.s*§a:t:;:;. Vii £3. ihshiuzx ihai ihc: Sczzéear A&w..zc-at': wuuifii submii i?saVi.__<: g{:+.:"1 if ihiirc ware shm=rica>rn§r:g:s in ihe ;§:V.}iit;:;1::51j';$'~AiiFs:%Li"were prmduccd $3; $16 ;_:st:i§{§<.mm'5 in stggpuri mi' i§2§;;ir";:a2se i"{5:?'j_r::.%}g:z1:aa:*§s:aii:>n, éim Shfifif imgflt :3»? service Ftfifiéifirttii ihe V géiciiiicantzrs was the pI"£m::::'y auzzsicisraiiuiz kg izavc '§:;i:€.§(W§I'§:£.'3Y'I1i}£.§&>i§!:§£§: {Em fiiiwncrs in ii}: 'sis as Swcrtz $3 at citsaners ._ 7 .V _a3}£§?zt: 233%: may §e, :35 {ha ifnivsrzséiy, xxzhich itad 2i§='3fi¥:3€i 4;}? {hair msrviize far ave? 2: aiacadc am} mare anti ihfiraibru, firs peiéiien fie afiuwcci.
é Whiis {he Cmmstzi £132' Lin: rcspundcni --U;é}:i:isc:s;i::{3 L:"'<;&;i..' §hé:'. ether hand, wuuld vehemcniiy up,tf~.;>éit:"*ih: _;5i:1d-.i'ws.viz;;§d'j' su¥::n":i'§ ihai it wezmid be unfair is ::V:};s3,r€:L::-V_£§;:I'i;s:c;.'vi;§1;:?' ~ 2i~<:in:.s:. L'x§ {'}=2.r,j: respondezzis as bczing ar§:3i£:"¢1z'§a.VVVii§:d wiVi:h_u§z'iT .Vmg_1}.;rd R33' the diraciiuns issued by a {§iv%,:~;i13;1_«"1B€:sic-E2;.e;}.§'i3j2i:; C()1iAIA'iHl':fl iiztz mriicr round of iiiigaiien. ThcVv_1'f_eSpQ:1dc§;is-"ha'vé§_' difiigeniiy wmpiied with $116 d§rcci§_£:n-fig-iai; Césiuft afi£iV_§1aKéi:--:aeied in accurdanct: wilh £11:-, iav;.% ofvihcsVLV}:gz1d:i Ii.:ig;,:§§0z:£ez§£§%£i Ehai eves: acuurding ta: iht: pciiiiunéfzg 'ih: "'3':9Lv:: rccognistcci ihai of éh»: award} peiiiijezamfs whu-.§%;3d'£;;3}:§:°a2au};::Li ibis Com": ttariier, §\.s't: have been §I:;>.:;_I9£zE ii} _ ;-.-_ q:._t_a3ifica.i ii: §t5I"I1IS sgfage 3111i quaiiikaiiun 33 we}? as L"'-.-;<_:f{-<jg:::.§1;"z$é5;:dcr§d'V..a::d have §I}t.':£3I"l (iuiy abs';-rbscd ink; service. This canfiiui eézéiractttréscci as an arbiimry czxcmtisc an the: part uf {hes ~..ries13t,§zzz§§'ni - Universiiy. The rejeciion of ihu ciaim :3? {he gjhgfifianers is éhemfurs £::fi.:stx§ WEE}; rs;a:.-mm ané £3 cagabic uf hazing dzzmzmssiraécd xvii}: rtsfe-remze ie ihc rtzczmix ifzai art: piaascd an remrai. in fizis {he cmmsci far 1133 rzzsgmmitsni wasuici dmve € 'if;
and zjtiwrx, 2866(4) SCC' 1, and pariictfiariy, in terms mi' Paragraphs 46 and 53, ii is L:-3c'.-at ihai the peliiiorlers *.'s:'{'3f'!1~1V(V._i ' be in: a pusiliun in draw aausiisnanccz {mm the law as laid:._du'w2é.i'L:b;? '£33 Suprtsrrm Cami in its eariier d::a:isi§Ar::«:,.__w§xiiih Viiiexééc §i33. bc'::_2;1 V' diascussstzd at icmglh in the faw as iaici in Urn£zde'vi'.s: sass, whisk éiéstzfiiillcs Vpe:"3{3:1s,", 'Es i§:t: ' pciiiiuners fmna ciaimingvre_guiarA.e;mpI§:3xfi*ic:ni on the basis mi" ihcir iong :.«;<~:rv£L::: an whaitswr gmmrid:'V'e::~:::é:;:}.i._é;&:A '§r§é.ii_§;aied £2: {he very and vzzacrig as §u i'h't; --s:X£t: which could be 2: Had in a Iixscn
-_ V F', ., 1313' E z:-ass. Sine-e=ihe~ pcii--i§:$§:£A¢:"s §;§;:;> fioi faii wiihin the e.v.e:cp§.ions, ii is nui ggssibilsa for lfiitfi. 'peiifisnsrs in ciaim a. rigid: in reguiarisaiiun ' c»i!}§¥;~;--r_V V:};:.V_r'£';ac:§~z"e_:r in law and heme ihc: §)¥:Eii.i£.§$T£S Eye dismissed. _§}1'c_§Eghi {if the aityznrc cuniarziiuns and 32:: faazis and véircgzrasiamé-ea, 'Liza pciiiiazucfs art: beiizra {his Ceuri in {he secund
-_z:':.:ra_.Vsii;;§--:(}{' Eiiigaiion. The iirsi raunci cf Hiigaiizszz, as aimady siaitséi i'it:l'z'&inafi3w:, fzasfing cuiminaicd £12 532:: judgment :3? a Bivisiun Be-mzh § {he rsspuzzdcrii xarax: u-néer sptiizific dirsciimnx ii) wnsiéer é 3?
the cam uf fixes pcliiiztsncrs with refamncc Eu {heir iniiiai empiuymcni and that {hay shuuid not haw: been m~'er---agcci wiih rcfezrcncc to {he maximum age iimié pm-scribcé by {he Lftiégééaxjsiiy and ihai Ehttjg zszhmiid be Inediuaiiy fit accurding {Q..§{fié' fixwd by the Univsrsiiy and ihal G2cy_;shL;_;;£d i%:zi\}?<:' " years of service as cunir.-xvi xmrkefs 3 § 'fin Q16" _de;£g:i ivhe judgment. This judgment I::;.1xz*§Vz§g *t:».':;$::1} :A'én(.§crsgi1 's2¢c§§.3_ 'i'3i:=£1;ji*c the" V Iaw as ssiiicd by 32¢; judgmgni uf . &§1e;--.S:up fcme C{§u:'é. i3.*:"Vj€;'TI7'Z€I£liEi":-';€* is sass, siggarag ih£-,-'".;;22j:V§y » '::a{}i#:2--tf_ 'tércumsiance lhai rmnains £13: <.::3::s§dt:r:«.zi.i¢§';z_ "v~».f2:1£" flit »'p§;ii§:>ners uughl Ea; have psr:.>&u:.:«;d n»*.:<.:¢;:.:;:5:-';czr}g"~:§9m:§¥:::1i:-,§_ it}, saiixfy ihai fiitizff §:1,§fifi iht: a:0miiii<.2z1s rttizéfizzg ~vi;§'~n1§_zi§z*::_t;r31 tsiiucaiiunai qaxaiificaiiusn uh? fiflh siandsargi véfxersxzer na§{:'§;:~.$f5:.2iry and iitai ihcjs were rm: <.>ver-agezzi. In {his _:ft:gga3":i; pciiiiuncm haw ur:i§¥.2r::;§3»' praxiuc::(§ birih :22.-»ri£fi<.:-a¥.r.::~: " i;ss:a:z;::é§_«TD§! firm Rag§:~:iraz* :3? Biréits am} Beams is ineiicaéa iimér age. V' 'I"}i¢3a ézsriéfisfzaiea izavr: been nmgaieii by 31:: resgmndeni - V {}'nis.2ers§¥.§s 0:} mt: gmignai {hai when a;»:3m§a§'e£i in: $56 aga as i2*2§ia:a§::-{E by fins: §3eéi£ie::wf§:; §§2s:£:* eariirsr wrii pséiiiuzzs, {hare is a £2 di£'fi:z*:;*.-ms uftzfihcr excess Qfage or i§2<:y' art: simwn as bcimw iheir age. Thfis discrepancy is unuxpiajncd and lhercfmrc had _i_<::-ad {he Universiiy is duubi ihc: wmzckncss or vcraciiy of ihc--'j;£s:ri'§fi€:a'£cs grodnucd.
Szzcundiy, im~:L)fa3" as ihc t::.?.{:i}i_§1ii{;r1g1i'--.«q:;:£§£i7i»::»a:iir;m2§ are cunct:-meci, aunt: of the ptziiiienztrs had 'pruducséj {hc§r §r3,1:2s{5:';~I csrfifisaias of the schmal iiwy .s:a£s'i"'L'£g§}1axfr:- s{udiéd-észzdfsumti 91' 31:: §.'£Eifi£.3I§t:1"S have nut a.i.bIq. V Vggfugiuce any Cfiffifififlifi whaisuL;_v:::.-- "VM.a'T§*..r;_*;4;e't:»2'1:*r; "§1_:_~:-.:» -'primary grmxmis 0:3 zazhich tilt {§::iwrsi§y"'*?;as Vpri;g.c£--,-1it:»ai"i;.} negate Ehe: case of the peiiiiaancrs §E30:;«g,_§:;§z'vi:§~ Sim }:§€:i'gm§'.::3iA<:f file: 1'3ivi3iL:z1 Bench c..:f ibis Camri, ihere "a:ié3..a €:,_§vffi¥EEI£"'«§_Ii3i,!:i§;£:¥.ii£3fl {hat ifie: rcspumicni. --~ Uniwrsiiy 9233 is p méz'i€ie Q hmsing aim: regaré in {he sigma :3? HIE: fife: czrf the pvfiiianarg, ciihtsr as regards lhwir edusafizanai quaiifieaiiun or fixes " « . " ma;>«;§2;r2 am age iémii.
inmfar as ihts dais 2)}? ¥:3£z"i.§2 £2: Uiéfififlffifiéi, if ihe p€:éii.i:3n:::'s 2-'%*'t'£I'*;:: arzmid vséih necessary czzriificaieg ii: {he fisi insiancc, ihc €:si}'£3i!'*.:s¥$i'$j§z am 19 ihztir age ti Sim mquiremani mi' ruémsiéun :2? fig 9 33 ceriificaic wan; unrzeccssary. It was on iht} i:':sé:;ii.;1:f£¢;-v:;;"aj§: rezsputideni -- University lhai {hey had prL>due:eL§_.V£;:§_i*i%.i'§cé:T.it:S b ' they had presrcured {Evin the tzumpsiijnl knowiz Lu law. If {here is vaIiani:e..__£ri ih€:r.2_1ge of iika' '1,:::§iii£.>1fj;cr:§;A an" L. a wmparisuzz Q? the age pciiiiuns, wiih reference: in the grtaduuedg ii is the:
age that is indi§a:§d.__i13 is have been amzepiad. Téié sea in judgrncni 1.31' the s;¢.¥2":1*::%i:'i't1::_'<V;x::s':;.a":s.'§.zveiiyz unifairk The respuzzdcni - '{,}r:i\;-'t:z':~;§'i§,i* " 62¢ age indicated in ihc gzariiffitaigs $133 fiésucii E}; the izumptzicni 2:1i£fi'i€31"ii}£ ~ ' ?giss;:€3§:é;:3.fi as iizcwéducaiiaknai quaiifiaaiium are concerned} iiht: "~¥:12:.?;§:::urii'giaitiifiicaiiun saizi ice have been ifiéisaicd is ihai uf" fifih Siafi{i&ff3i_;. ' -fiissuming 'zhai 803336 :3? {ha paciiiiensrs (3:23 Hui §*{}&-iSf:§S§§ £§:<.;__;_;:22£§§f§i:aii:>n :3? fifiiz siamiaréig {ha £321 iimi. Chess ggtziifiiancrs itaci fgzfi in {aura than ism ycarg {.355 scwiccfi wiéizsusi any r;;um;33a§ni {ram firm ilxxivcmiig, wmuid raise 2: gritsnmpiiua ibai ihcy Wfifti ::apa%¥t2 txefézisaning 322:3 starceping E326 §}f"SI'I"EiS£:.'S of 22% raspuiréeni =~ é M iiniverrsiiy £0 iés saiisfaciiun. Hangs, the p1"€i.'§£2I°?:§i'.iA4'E._3i'3..' ' {3§ 'i}1c Lguaiificaiiczn er ihe minimum ihcrtzuf was: \afhL2¥3.;q.,iV_f¥¢:Ié:2é[z:g31i_for'i§::: scrviccrs ihai {hey were re-qzzircd to L ThiS._ai~sQ'a¢.:0}u§d.:not hzzvtz been a graund fir? rejceiing-..i_he reg.;;Z:é,risaiE:ifi A.V§s§.§;t:r~;§ices ihe: pcéiiivntzrs. Nuiwiih:~;£m1ding"'Eh¢;: -law am.-,.;;«:3 d{3:~w11 by {he Supreme Cuuri its €;'mazfZai%;T.',s' fix:-:_ pmstarxi. peiiiiuncrs iéavkzfi had ihe: b».:'n+;J3i (:x£"(iiz'a:.#;;i§e$:*:«:;i'L»of 3 l:)§€3§:-zécyiz Bczm:-h Bf ihés Caauri ear§ic_r,"'1}1::;' 'Jae.-J' revspgnéeni ~ Univcrsiiy 0}? {inc pe§§iiL:sm:r"--s~ s:;€:x.ic:n'{i;2;§~s 'i--hc:- €i1"<::;;::¥és£anct::~: as aforesaid, dues caust: §§'§l§'g¥.i.',t£"i.':;;f._:-t2V¢';}:E_'i€V.i'«£3E.3.%t3$2v§i§}'¥If'£¥.t3 Ehc: pciiiiutzars sf iht: hizzctfii :31' that §ué§gmcni"rt:I§d§2f£:d ::';_1:'§§'ér. Heziézrct, riuixsziihgiazzziéng ii}: Iaw "ii Si£iI.';(;{S..A"i!3(§'&}F, Ehtfi A;f.ié'ii'{ivur1::rs wmzici be mziéiieci is éhtz §;»r:::1r;:iEi of L.{§i§:.¢;:af§%c;i'*--{ie::§$§;2f:. i"i'c}xasct.é<;:r, {he pfiiiiiijtltfi-F52; }:.av§n.g Exzmfi rsiietmd £3?' figcir Vsar;\s{<;ss bcihre {hrs pr-sssniafiiuzz sf {his pcziiiien, file " %é~:.s§x2z2<§¢z2is beizzg makzied wiih 31¢ Eéafiiiiiy ii} pa}:-* ifmsir saiaries " air? ifiiézr at-rJx¥2§#:tn3aié:.::2 fast {he perigxis ihai. éiwy Eiflvfi msi rcnciareci u '§€§§'x-firs is $323 rcxpozadcnim Universiiy smash} piace an un33ea:r::~;:=.~«:2:r;:' burzian an 31: msp0;}::i:;:::i ---- L?';;éx:ers§i§;_ é '#5:
Hence, in urzitsr {L2 mrcci 'aha ands sf jusiicez, §i wank} he mare appmpréaic if the rsspcrtzdcni --~ U:i§\.»*::r>sii}.»* is aiirrgéiad in accept the credcniiais :21' the guiifionsrx even ihuug§;~~éi_f ;§£3.§ squarsiy meat the reqzzfiramczzis prescribed under? $:ia§iu.it::«: ':;3:"--, ' oihar rcguIa£iuns, which ii may appifg siriflifis 'L13 "al§'x:*§1*-LLA_be;§r:i* qualified and edmzaicd pemunn¢:3.'«.._Havi2rx§_: xE'~;35dI€ir{£§; L311; sp¥ant:;§ lifs uf Lhasa §3t3iifiL}I'1t.'-{"3 gizd lh§:__VV"c;r_ni§g1ued.' aeszfgricevfi they had z'§:z':§.E_rcd ever the years, ii *iaaL*:Li'1;i §!,,h:-.:réf{}'r::» in ihe fflncss of {kings i§'~'iii%:;'y-gfif :'.l§I'§§:§5f.?i"§3(;3'£.3. Vi¥Il£) gé'tv£ét: from a pmspectiv-: aiaitz, whfit: g§\£'ing lhérn. [fie ':b¢;:i'3s:iji1i'~:};i"[.a::_:nii13uii}; sf service 5:351:11 fur the pt:-!"£€.§(.§V .i§z:a,i é%it:3!V_Vhz:.t£c': réméiified 03% mi' ':3fEif}1i.}};'II}t2I1{. In uihtif V. "'2-mr£;§Lza,«:' f.§%:"t:}; Shali i$1§:3iii§fi 33%: perimi ihai they haw rssmairzad {mi ':3? £%_¥f§§fit3f;?i'2T;v€§1§3;;"-V{V;::}§' {hair scrviue: bcnafiis and rcguisiriss ihcir sawiettta iii usual s.:+::m2'x€ fmzté 3.. p£"a>sgct.:l§%zI:: aiaie. '?hi:-: shag : £1u£.,§;awévr$r be imaieai as a prcwdexzi :i£i"§£';€:: ihc prtzsezzi benciii _ 2$;>hi%:§:3'"§:~.% carnferraé an the gzaziiééuntzrs is a Liirrsci faii-«ami 1}? ma " jifiigmcni rtzxzéiarcai by filité Cszmril aarhar. Since the buzzefii £113': is s€.:ugh£ 3;.) has wnferrad an Eizgm ésy {his prassrzi urziesg fiw % respomicni ~v Umwstri-sii3_;.r shali cumpiy wiih i§1i:~: "a_ pcziud ofihrrsc nmnihs, ifnué eariieztr, firum 1h::_v;;¥a£c:-.r¥.'::.;c§pi <_:_faA ccriificci cupy sf ikés urdtzr.
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