Dr. Shamsher Singh vs Ansal Institute Of Technology on 20 April, 2011
19. While deciding the second issue, the Hon'ble Supreme
Court referred to its earlier decisions in S. R. Tewari v District Board,
Agra, AIR 1964 SC 1680, Executive Committee of U. P. State
Warehousing Corporation Ltd. v Chandra Kiran Tyagi, AIR 1970 SC
1244, Indian Airlines Corporation v Sukhdeo Rai, AIR 1971 SC 1828,
Bank of Baroda v Jewan Lal Mehrotra, (1970) 2 Lab LJ 54, Sirsi
Municipality's case AIR 1973 SC 855, and observed,
"On a consideration of the authorities mentioned
above, it is, therefore, clear that a contract of personal
service cannot ordinarily be specifically enforced and
a Court normally would not give a declaration that the
contract subsists and the employee, even after having
been removed from service can be deemed to be in
service against the will and consent of the employer.
This rule, however, is subject to three well recognized
exceptions - (i) where a public servant is sought to be
removed from service in contravention of the
provisions of Article 311 of the Constitution of India;