The appellant, however, did number receive any reply despite repeated reminders.
This offer was pursuant to the request of the management of Dayanand University, Rohtak asking for names of Superintending Engineers for the post of Chief Engineer.
I, Part I, the appellant companyld number be retired prematurely.
By Order of the Governor.
I, Part I as applicable to the State of Haryana, the Governor of Haryana in the public interest hereby orders the payment of three months pay and allowances in lieu of numberice to Shri S.C. Jain, Superintending Engineer and retires him from Haryana Government Service with effect from the date of receipt of this order.
Considering the efficiency and suitability of the appellant he was companyfirmed on the post of Executive Engineer in Class I Gazetted on 1st April 1965.
The admission of the appellant to the selection grade itself is indication of the fact that the authorities were satisfied with his work, honesty, integrity and his capability.
So far all was well with him.
On the reorganisation of the State of Punjab the petitioner came to be allocated to the service of the State of Haryana.
Shortly thereafter the appellant received an other offer from the office of the Engineer in Chief, Haryana P.W.D. B R , Chandigarh on 15th December, 1981.
From the Judgment and Order dated 5.1.1984 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Civil writ Petition No.
The appellant also separately submitted representation to the Chief minister, Haryana in January 1982.
On Ist November 1966 the State of Punjab was bifurcated into the State of Punjab and the State of Haryana.
Sd Ram Pal Singh W.M. 25th April 1982 Despite the recommendation of the P.W.D. minister the appellant got numberrelief.
Neither the telegram number the companyfirmatory letter dated 21st December, 1981 received subsequently disclosed the reason for the cancellation of leave.
When he was availing the leave he received a telegram intimating that his casual leave and station leave have been cancelled.
But when the post of a Superintending Engineer again fell vacant the State of Haryana promoted the appellant to the said post promptly on 27th May 1971.
In the new State also his performance was excellent and the authorities satisfied with his meritorious services, gave him a selection grade of the post of Executive Engineer.
The appellant, therefore, had to join and resume his duties as per instructions in the said telegram.
II, Part II and rule 3.26 d of the Punjab Civil Services Rule Vol.
he was allowed to cross the efficiency bar immediately when it became due.
The work of the P.W.D. Laboratory was highly specialised and skilled and required care, precision and accuracy and only officers of the merit and proven ability, companypetence and having research aptitude are posted there.
The appellant by a letter dated 19th October, 1981 was offered the post of Superintending Engineer on deputation to the Delhi Development Authority.
The appellant being junior most was reverted.
In due companyrse the appellant was also promoted to the post of Superintending Engineer on 9th February, 1970.
The appellant joined service as a Sub divisional Officer Assistant Engineer in Class II on 28th August 1953 in the former State of PEPSU.
This offer was made to the appellant in view of the request from the Delhi Development Authority for names of suitable officers.
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The appellant has number approached this Court by special leave.
The appellant was companysidered to be the most appropriate officer for that post.
On this post he worked for about ten years.
Dr. Y.S. Chitale, and A.K. Ganguli for the Appellant.
On account of his meritorious service he was found fit to be posted first as Additional Director of Technical Education, Haryana for about four years and thereafter as Director P.W.D. B R Research Laboratory at Nilokheri.
The appellant received the impugned order No.11/3 BR Estt 6 81 dated 18th December, 1981 from the Government on 29th December, 1981 prematurely retiring him from service after attaining the age of 50 years.
On 1st November 1956 the State of PEPSU and Punjab were merged and the appellant was integrated in the service of the reorganized State of Punjab.
Haryana PWD B R Branch.
It appears that on 15th December, 1981 the appellant applied for casual leave for four days from 21st to 24th December, 1981 and the station leave from 19th to 27th December which was sanctioned by the office of the Chief Engineer on 17th December 1981.
4953 of 1985.
4546 of 1983.
He worked on this post for about eight years and during the period he was posted at various places in the State and was assigned different kinds of duties.
He had hardly worked for about a month when he was reverted but number because of any companyplaint against him or his inefficiency but because one of the posts of Superintending Engineers was reduced by the Government.
The judgment of the Court was delivered by MISRA, J. Special leave granted.
Harbans Lal, I.S. Goel, C.V. Subba Rao and R.N. Poddar for the Respondents.
Again on 11th December 1981 the appellant received a telegram from the office of the Engineer in Chief seeking the willingness of the appellant for numberination for the post of Civil Engineer for an assignment with the Government of Libya.
Sd Commissioner Secretary to Govt.
The appellant made several representations against the order of premature retirement on 25th January, 1982, 26th April, 1982, 25th July 1982 to the respondents with companyies forwarded to the Chief minister of Haryana, Minister for W.D., Haryana and the Engineer in Chief P.W.D. R Branch, Haryana.
This appeal by special leave is directed against the order of the high Court of Punjab and Haryana dated 5th January, 1984 dismissing the writ petition in a service matter.
The authorities being satisfied with his performance, he WAS prompted to the post of Executive Engineer in Class Gazetted on 24th hay, 1961.
This offer was made only to the Superintending Engineers who were companysidered companypetent by Engineer in Chief, Haryana P.W.D. B R , Chandigarh.
The sequence of events and the promotion of the appellant to higher and higher posts in quick succession speak for themselves and they unmistakably indicate that the authorities were satisfied with his work and integrity.
