Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 2: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, while allowing bunch of petitions, has quashed the orders of termination of employees of JKSRTC with the observation that the respondents have violated the principle of natural justice that no one should be condemned unheard.
“No doubt notices were issued to the petitioners but hearing in the case of the petitioners would mean holding of a regular enquiry for the purpose of imposing any major penalty upon the petitioners in accordance with rules and regulations”, Justice Rajnesh Oswal said.
The termination orders have been quashed with the direction that the petitioners namely Tej Krishan Bhat, Daljeet Singh, Mohd Sadiq, Sukhdev Singh, Amar Singh, Arjun Singh, Jasbir Singh, Mohd Sharief Wani, Jagtar Singh and Nanak chand should be reinstated with all the consequential benefits from the date of termination of their services.
“However, the respondents shall be free to proceed afresh against the petitioners in accordance with the law, if they intend to do so”, the High Court said.
The petitioners were terminated for alleged offences of misappropriation of Corporation revenue etc.
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