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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(s).5848-49 OF 2014
[Arising out of Sp!i"# L"$ Ptition %Ci$i#& Nos'()**+,()**1 of (+1+-
Dev Praas! Te"ar# ..
A$$e%%a&'(s)
-vs-
(.P. C))$era'#ve I&s'#'*'#)&a%
+erv#,e B)ar-. L*,&)" / Ors...
Res$)&-e&'(s)
0 ( D 1 2 E N T
C. NA1APPAN. 0.
1' L"$ gr"nt.'
(' T/s "pp"#s "r prfrr. 01 t/ "pp##"nt 2/o
2"s 2or3ing "s Assist"nt Enginr 2it/ rspon.nt No'(' A
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing 2"s initi"t. un.r Ru# 4* of t/
Utt"r Pr".s/ Co,opr"ti$ E5p#o1s Sr$i!
Rgu#"tions6 1)7*6 "g"inst /i5 01 sr$ing " !/"rg,s/t
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"n. "ftr in8uir1 / 2"s .is5iss. fro5 sr$i! 01 or.r
."t. (7'9'1)44' T/ "pp##"nt soug/t for 8u"s/ing t/
s"i. or.r 01 fi#ing " 2rit ptition in :rit Ptition
No'9;(4%S<=& of 1)44 on t/ fi# of t/ Hig/ Court of
Ju.i!"tur "t A##"/"0". "n. t/ Hig/ Court /#. t/"t t/
in8uir1 2"s not !on.u!t. in "!!or."n! 2it/ t/
pro!.ur stipu#"t. in t/ Rgu#"tion 4* sin! no
opportunit1 2"s gi$n to !ross,>"5in t/ 2itnss "n.
t/r is $io#"tion of prin!ip#s of n"tur"# ?usti! "n.
8u"s/. t/ .is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing 01 "##o2ing t/ :rit
Ptition on 1+'1'(++@' T/ or.r "#so .ir!t. for
rinst"t5nt "n. p"15nt of 0"!3 2"gs in "!!or."n!
2it/ t/ Ru#s' Li0rt1 2"s "#so gr"nt. to !on.u!t " frs/
.is!ip#in"r1 in8uir1 in "!!or."n! 2it/ t/ Rgu#"tions'
Pursu"nt to t/ or.r t/ "pp##"nt ?oin. .ut1 on
(@'9'(++@' Frs/ .is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing 2"s initi"t. 01
or.r ."t. 7'7'(++@6 "ppointing S/ri A'S' Sri$"st"$"6
Mu3/1" A0/i1"nt" "s In8uir1 Offi!r "n. it 2"s pn.ing'
M"n2/i# t/ "pp##"nt r"!/. t/ "g of
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supr"nnu"tion "n. rtir. fro5 sr$i! "s Assist"nt
Enginr on ;1';'(++)'
;' T/ "pp##"nt !/"##ng. t/ !ontinu"n! of
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing "ftr /is rtir5nt 01 fi#ing :rit
Ptition No'1)1)%S=& of (++) on t/ fi# of Hig/ Court of
Ju.i!"tur "t A##"/"0".6 Lu!3no2 =n!/' T/ Hig/ Court
r#1ing on t/ .!ision of t/is Court in (.P. C))$era'#ve
Fe-era'#)& L'-. a&- O'!ers Vs. L.P.Ra# 3%(++7& 7 SCC
414 /#. t/"t t/r is no groun. to intrfr 2it/ t/
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing "n. .ir!t. to !o5p#t it 2it/in
four 5ont/s 01 t/ i5pugn. or.r ."t. 14'1('(++)'
T/ "pp##"nt fi#. R$i2 Ptition No'1;) of (+1+ "n. t/
Hig/ Court .is5iss. t/ s"5 01 or.r ."t. ()';'(+1+'
C/"##nging 0ot/ t/ or.rs t/ "pp##"nt /"s prfrr.
t/ prsnt "pp"#s'
9' T/ #"rn. !ouns# for t/ "pp##"nt !ontn..
t/"t t/ .is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing 2"s not !o5p#t. for
5or t/"n t/r 1"rs "n. in t/ "0sn! of "n1 pro$ision
in t/ Rgu#"tions pro$i.ing for !ontinu"tion of
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ings "ftr rtir5nt of t/ 5p#o16
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t/ rspon.nts !ou#. not !ontinu t/ .is!ip#in"r1
pro!.ing "g"inst t/ "pp##"nt "ftr /is supr"nnu"tion'
It is /is furt/r !ontntion t/"t t/ Hig/ Court /"s f"i#. to
"ppr!i"t t/ #"2 #"i. .o2n 01 t/is Court in si5i#"r
!ir!u5st"n!s in t/ .!ision rport. in B!a5#ra'!# 0e&a
$s' B)ar- )6 D#re,')rs. O.+.F.C. a&- O'!ers 3%1)))& ;
SCC @@@4 "n. for t/ s"i. r"son t/ i5pugn. or.r is
#i"0# to 0 st "si.'
*' Pr !ontr" t/ #"rn. !ouns# "pp"ring for t/
rspon.nts !ontn.. t/"t pursu"nt to t/ #i0rt1 gi$n
01 t/ Hig/ Court in its or.r ."t. 1+'1'(++@ frs/
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing 2"s initi"t. "n. "s /#. 01 t/is
Court in its .!ision rn.r. in U.P. Coop. Federation Lt.'
!"s %supr"& t/ rig/t of t/ 5p#o1r to /o#. " frs/
in8uir1 !"nnot 0 .ni. on t/ groun. t/"t t/ 5p#o1
/"s sin! rtir. fro5 sr$i! "n. t/ i5pugn. or.r is
sust"in"0#'
@' : /"$ !"rfu##1 !onsi.r. t/ ri$"#
su05issions' T/ f"!ts "r not in .isput' T/ Hig/ Court
2/i# 8u"s/ing t/ "r#ir .is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ings on t/
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groun. of $io#"tion of prin!ip#s of n"tur"# ?usti! in its
or.r ."t. 1+'1'(++@ gr"nt. #i0rt1 to initi"t t/ frs/
in8uir1 in "!!or."n! 2it/ t/ Rgu#"tions' T/ "pp##"nt
2/o 2"s rinst"t. in sr$i! on (@'9'(++@ "n. frs/
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing 2"s initi"t. on 7'7'(++@ "n. 2/i#
t/"t 2"s pn.ing6 t/ "pp##"nt "tt"in. t/ "g of
supr"nnu"tion "n. rtir. on ;1';'(++)' T/r is no
pro$ision in t/ Utt"r Pr".s/ Co,opr"ti$ E5p#o1s
Sr$i! Rgu#"tions6 1)7*6 for initi"tion or !ontinu"tion of
.is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing "ftr rtir5nt of t/ "pp##"nt
nor t/r is "n1 pro$ision st"ting t/"t in !"s 5is!on.u!t
is st"0#is/. " ..u!tion !ou#. 0 5". fro5 /is rtir"#
0nfits' An o!!"sion !"5 0for t/is Court to !onsi.r
t/ !ontinu"n! of .is!ip#in"r1 in8uir1 in si5i#"r
!ir!u5st"n! in Bhagirathi Jenas !"s %supr"& "n. it 2"s
#"i. .o2n "s fo##o2sB
C *' L"rn. Snior Couns# for t/
rspon.nts "#so r#i. upon C#"us %;& %!& of
Rgu#"tion,99 of t/ Oriss" St"t Fin"n!i"#
Corpor"tion St"ff Rgu#"tions6 1)7*' It r".s
t/us B
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D:/n t/ 5p#o1 2/o /"s 0n .is5iss.6
r5o$. or suspn.. is rinst"t.6 t/ =o"r.
s/"## !onsi.r "n. 5"3 " sp!ifi! or.r B,
%i& Rg"r.ing t/ p"1 "n. "##o2"n!s to 0 p"i.
to t/ 5p#o1 for t/ prio. of /is "0sn!
fro5 .ut16 "n.
%ii& :/t/r or not t/ s"i. prio. s/"## 0
tr"t. "s " prio. on .ut1'D
@' It 2i## 0 noti!. fro5 t/ "0o$s"i.
rgu#"tions t/"t no sp!ifi! pro$ision 2"s 5".
for ..u!ting "n1 "5ount fro5 t/ pro$i.nt fun.
!ons8unt to "n1 5is!on.u!t .tr5in. in t/
.p"rt5nt"# n8uir1 nor 2"s "n1 pro$ision 5".
for !ontinu"n! of t/ .p"rt5nt"# n8uir1 "ftr
supr"nnu"tion.
7' In $i2 of t/ "0sn! of su!/ " pro$ision
in t/ "0o$s"i. rgu#"tions6 it 5ust 0 /#. t/"t
t/ Corpor"tion /". no #g"# "ut/orit1 to 5"3
"n1 r.u!tion in t/ rtir"# 0nfits of t/
"pp##"nt' T/r is "#so no pro$ision for
!on.u!ting " .is!ip#in"r1 n8uir1 "ftr rtir5nt
of t/ "pp##"nt "n. nor "n1 pro$ision st"ting t/"t
in !"s 5is!on.u!t is st"0#is/.6 " ..u!tion
!ou#. 0 5". fro5 rtir"# 0nfits' On! t/
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"pp##"nt /". rtir. fro5 sr$i! on ;+'@')*
t/r 2"s no "ut/orit1 $st. in t/ Corpor"tion
for !ontinuing t/ .p"rt5nt"# n8uir1 $n for
t/ purpos of i5posing "n1 r.u!tion in t/
rtir"# 0nfits p"1"0# to t/ "pp##"nt' In t/
"0sn! of su!/ "n "ut/orit16 it 5ust 0 /#. t/"t
t/ n8uir1 /". #"ps. "n. t/ "pp##"nt 2"s
ntit#. to fu## rtir"# 0nfits on rtir5nt'
7' In t/ su0s8unt .!ision of t/is Court in U.P.
Coop. Federation !"s %supr"& on f"!ts6 t/ .is!ip#in"r1
pro!.ing "g"inst 5p#o1 2"s 8u"s/. 01 t/ Hig/
Court sin! no opportunit1 of /"ring 2"s gi$n to /i5 in
t/ in8uir1 "n. t/ 5"n"g5nt in its "pp"# 0for t/is
Court soug/t for gr"nt of #i0rt1 to /o#. " frs/ in8uir1
"n. t/is Court /#. t/"t !/"rgs #$##. "g"inst t/
5p#o1 2r not 5inor in n"tur6 "n. t/rfor6 it
2ou#. not 0 propr to for!#os t/ rig/t of t/ 5p#o1r
to /o#. " frs/ in8uir1 on#1 on t/ groun. t/"t t/
5p#o1 /"s sin! rtir. fro5 t/ sr$i! "n.
"!!or.ing#1 gr"nt. t/ #i0rt1 soug/t for 01 t/
5"n"g5nt'
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4' :/i# ."#ing 2it/ t/ "0o$ !"s6 t/ "r#ir
.!ision in Bhagirathi Jenas !"s %supr"& 2"s not 0roug/t
to t/ noti! of t/is Court "n. no !ontntion 2"s r"is.
prt"ining to t/ pro$isions un.r 2/i!/ t/ .is!ip#in"r1
pro!.ing 2"s initi"t. "n. "s su!/ no r"tio !"5 to 0
#"i. .o2n' In our $i2 t/ s"i. .!ision !"nnot /#p t/
rspon.nts /rin'
)' On! t/ "pp##"nt /". rtir. fro5 sr$i! on
;1';'(++)6 t/r 2"s no "ut/orit1 $st. 2it/ t/
rspon.nts for !ontinuing t/ .is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing
$n for t/ purpos of i5posing "n1 r.u!tion in t/
rtir"# 0nfits p"1"0# to t/ "pp##"nt' In t/ "0sn!
of su!/ "n "ut/orit1 it 5ust 0 /#. t/"t t/ n8uir1 /".
#"ps. "n. t/ "pp##"nt 2"s ntit#. to gt fu## rtir"#
0nfits'
1+' T/ 8ustion /"s "#so 0n r"is. in t/ "pp"#
2it/ rg"r. to "rr"rs of s"#"r1 "n. "##o2"n!s p"1"0# to
t/ "pp##"nt .uring t/ prio. of /is .is5iss"# "n. upto
t/ ."t of rinst"t5nt' In"s5u!/ "s t/ in8uir1 /".
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#"ps.6 it is6 in our opinion6 o0$ious t/"t t/ "pp##"nt
2ou#. /"$ to gt t/ 0"#"n! of t/ 5o#u5nts p"1"0#
to /i5'
11' T/ "pp"#s "r6 t/rfor6 "##o2. "n. t/
?u.g5nt "n. or.r of t/ Hig/ Court "r st "si. "n.
t/ rspon.nts "r .ir!t. to p"1 "rr"rs of s"#"r1 "n.
"##o2"n!s p"1"0# to t/ "pp##"nt "n. "#so to p"1 /i5
/is "## t/ rtir"# 0nfits in "!!or."n! 2it/ t/ ru#s "n.
rgu#"tions "s if t/r /". 0n no .is!ip#in"r1 pro!.ing
or or.r p"ss. t/rin' No !osts'
777777777770.
(T.+. T!a*r)
777777777770.
(C. Na5a$$a&)
Ne" De%!#8
0*&e 90. 2014