HC summons Haryana economic commissioner

The Punjab and Haryana large court on Tuesday summoned economical commissioner, income, Haryana governing administration for January 8 in the controversy surrounding sacking of a driver in Hisar district over his Facebook article against deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala.

The purchase was passed by superior courtroom bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal as the bench was not pleased with the reaction of the condition authorities. “Detailed order is awaited. Having said that, the court docket has summoned economical commissioner, revenue, for January 8,” Anil Mehta, counsel for Panna Lal, stated.

On December 29, the authorities had admitted to sacking of a driver, Panna Lal, who was a contractual personnel with subdivision officer (civil), Hansi, and was terminated from products and services on December 15. It experienced reasoned that the driver’s carry out and work had been not satisfactory as he wrote a article on social media towards the deputy chief minister, which is a serious offence. Immediately after conducting preliminary inquiry, his support was dispensed with.

State’s reaction experienced occur on the plea of Panna Lal, who experienced alleged that he was terminated without remaining afforded an opportunity of personalized listening to and without subsequent the rules of natural justice.

As for every the governing administration, he was appointed in Might 2018 for one particular yr and thereafter his time period was prolonged up to July 25, 2020. He has no proper of continuity in provider. On violation of Short article 311 (2) by the government in his termination, which lays down that a chargesheet has to be issued and the worker has to be afforded a reasonable time to put across his stand, the governing administration had argued that him remaining a contractual personnel, these provisions do not apply in his scenario.

Lal had even more claimed the posts in concern in opposition to the deputy main minister have been designed by another person else and not him and that as well in 2018-2019, when he was not even a deputy main minister. On the other hand, state had countered it by stating that the posts in issue had been set out a short while ago.

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