The Respondent emerged as one of the successful candidates for being appointed as Meter Cooli Chaukidar.
The aggrieved UPPCL preferred Special Appeal No.
A learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad summarily allowed the Respondents writ petition on 05.04.2007 on the premise that the matter was squarely companyered by the decision of the High Court dated 26.10.1989 in Shyam Page 3 Behari Lals case.
643 of 2007 which was dismissed by a Division Bench vide the impugned order dated 29.04.2016.
Owing to subsequent discovery of certain irregularities in the selection process, UPPCL cancelled these selections on 03.11.1978 and companysequently terminated services of all appointees on 07.11.1978.
7123 of 1993 U.P. State Electricity Board and Others v. Shyam Behari Lal .
The said appeal was allowed vide order dated 22.11.1993 with an observation that the reason for termination was writ large on the order itself, namely, cancellation of result of selection of operating staff, and the matter was accordingly remitted to the High Court Page 2 for disposal on merits.
UPPCL unsuccessfully filed an intracourt appeal, and thereafter approached this Court by way of Civil Appeal No.
Leave granted.
emphasis supplied After the initial round of litigation in which Shyam Behari Lal had obtained relief from the High Court in 1989, the present Respondent also filed WP No.
Thereafter, a Division Bench of the High Court companysidered Shyam Behari Lals case and held that though the writ petition was liable to be dismissed on merits, however, companysidering the peculiar circumstances wherein Shyam Behari Lal had already served the UPPCL for 17 years, rendering him jobless might be too harsh a companysequence.
7897 of 1990 in July, 1990, impugning the order dated 07.11.1978 terminating his services.
Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd. hereinafter, UPPCL has preferred this appeal, assailing an order dated 29.04.2016 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Lucknow Bench which in turn upheld the order dated 05.04.2016 passed by a learned Signature Not Verified Single Judge whereby Ram Gopal Respondent s writ petition for setting Digitally signed by CHARANJEET KAUR Date 2020.01.30 171355 IST Reason aside his termination order and directing his companysequent reinstatement, Page 1 was allowed.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND UPPCL companyducted selections for certain Class IV positions of Junior Meter Tester Repairer, Mate and Meter Coolie Chaukidar and declared results on 31.08.1978 through an Office Memorandum.
