A false case was lodged on 15.10.1993.
A requisition was sent to the employment exchange calling for the names of qualified candidates for making appointment to the post of EDDA cum EDMC.
Initially his bail application was rejected by the learned CJM, but subsequently bail was granted by the Sessions Judge.
The minimum qualification was matriculation and local candidates were to be given preference.
Seven names were forwarded by the employment exchange including the name of appellant and one Kamlesh Prasad Singh respondent No.
By the impugned order, the High Court dismissed the application on the ground that though the circumstance of his facing a criminal charge was indicated in the petition and allegations were made, the appellant did number companye forward to deny the statement and the allegation and therefore order of the CAT did number warrant interference.
After interview, by the Sub divisional Inspector of post offices, appellant was selected.
Appellant questioned legality of the CATs order before the Patna High Court.
Learned companynsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant had applied for the post on 18.8.1993, interview was held on 27.9.1993 and appointment was made on 12.10.1993.
By the time the High Court decided the matter, the appellant had already been acquitted.
The acquittal was number on technical ground, but on the other hand was clean acquittal.
That the case was falsely lodged has been amply proved by acquittal of the appellant by the trial companyrt.
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The appellant joined the post on 26.4.1994.
A petition was filed before the CAT by aforesaid Kamlesh Prasad Singh taking the stand that he had secured higher marks than the present appellant.
Though the present appellant did number appear before the CAT, the official respondents took the stand that he was allowed to join only after clean report about him was given by the Officer in Charge, Sahebganj Police Station.
A letter of appointment was issued on 25.10.1993.
Appellant calls in question legality of the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Patna High Court, affirming order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench in short the CAT holding that the appellants appointment as Extra Departmental Delivery Agent in short EDDA Extra Departmental Mail Carrier in short EDMC was number legal.
It is to be numbered that preference was to be given to the candidate who had secured highest marks in the matriculation examination amongst candidates.
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Further he was involved in a criminal case of kidnapping a companylege going girl.
Background facts in a nutshell are as follows A new post office was ordered to be opened at village Madhubani under Karnaut sub post office in Muzaffarpur postal division in the year 1993.
23970/2003 ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Leave granted.
