Nandganj Sihori Sugar Co. Ltd., Rae ... vs Badri Nath Dixit And Ors on 24 April, 1991
10. Though the Civil Court in a suit for declaration and injunction has powers to grant such a relief, in Service Rules the consequential relief like reinstatement or damages cannot be granted in case of termination of service and the reliefs to be granted are normally based on the terms and conditions of the appointment or the service rules, if any. If the appointment order says that for termination of service a notice of one month or three months is required to be given and if the notice was not given, while giving declaration of the order being illegal, the Court may direct to make the payment of the notice period but the Civil Court has no powers of directing reinstatement in service. This position in law is well settled. A three-Judge Bench in the case of Nandgani Sihori Sugar Co. Ltd. v. Badri Nath Dixit held in para 10 as under: