Uttar Pradesh : Allahabad High court imposed a fine of 21 thousand on the district judge

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the order of the District Judge Jalaun to set up an inquiry by rejecting the resignation of an employee working in the selected District Court in the Railways on technical grounds for not giving three months’ notice. It has also been directed to accept the resignation and relieve it from its date and send the order to the Railways.

The court has directed the district judge to pay the petitioner Rs 21 thousand in a week for mentally disturbing the petitioner. Justice Sunit Kumar has given this order while accepting the petition of Khub Singh. Advocate Prateek Chandra argued the petition. According to the facts of the case, the petitioner was appointed to the post of clerk in the district court in the recruitment of 2014. Took the examination of Railway Recruitment Board with the permission of the department. There he was selected for the post of stenographer. He sent his resignation from the post of clerk to the district judge and joined the railways.

The judge rejected the resignation saying that the petitioner had not given three months’ notice and set up an inquiry to join another department without accepting the resignation. It was challenged. The court said that the petitioner took the recruitment examination after taking no objection and resigned after getting selected. Under Rule 4, the appointing officer has the right to relax the notice of three months. Government employees do not have the right to work in two departments simultaneously. Joining the railways has not taken salary from the district court. Every employee has the right to go to better service. An employee cannot be compelled to act against his will. The conduct of the District Judge is arbitrary. Mentally disturbed the petitioner.