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Ishwar Chand v. State of Haryana and Others

ALLOWED
Court
High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Decided
17 October 2023
Bench
Namit Kumarauthor
Case no.
CR 3486/2021

Judgment

1o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o Reservedoon:o15.09.2023o Pronouncedoon:o17.10.2023o IshwaroChando ......Petitionero o Versuso o o StateoofoHaryanaoandootherso ......Respondents

CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoNAMIToKUMARo o Present:o-o Ms.oAnitaoBalyan,oAdvocate,oo forotheopetitioner.o o o o Mr.oRajbiroSingh,oDAG,oHaryana.o o NAMIToKUMAR,oJ.o Challengeoinotheopresentopetitiono

1.o o Theopetitioner-decreeoholderohasoapproachedothisoCourtobyo wayoofofilingotheoinstantoRevisionoPetitionochallengingotheoorderodatedo

08.11.2021o passedo byo theo Courto ofo learnedo Civilo Judgeo (Senioro Division),oKurukshetra,owherebyoobjectionsofiledobyotheoSuperintendento ofoPolice/judgment-debtoroNo.2ohaveobeenoacceptedoandotheoexecutiono petitionofiledobyotheopetitionerohasobeenoheldotoobeonotomaintainableoando accordinglyotheosameohasobeenodismissed.o Briefofactso

2.o o Briefofactsoleadingotootheofilingoofotheopresentopetition,oaso pleadedoinotheopetition,oareothatopetitioner-decreeoholderowasorecruitedo aso ao Constableo ono 30.09.1976o ino Rohtako ando waso transferredo too Kurukshetrao ino theo sameo year.o o Heo submittedo hiso resignationo ono

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25.08.1991o througho propero channelo ando thereaftero heo withdrewo theo sameoono29.08.1991.ooHowever,ohisoresignationowasoacceptedobyotheo defendantso ono 29.08.1991o ando heo waso relievedo fromo service.oo Thereafter,otheopetitionerosubmittedovariousorequestsotootheodefendantso too treato himo ono dutyo ando ino continuouso service,o however,o theo saido requestsowereonotoacceptedoandotheoplaintiffoservedoaolegalonoticeodatedo

31.10.1991o undero Sectiono 80o CPCo ando thereaftero filedo ao suito foro declarationo witho consequentialo reliefo ofo mandatoryo injunctiono too theo effecto thato theo plaintiffo beo treatedo too beo ino continuouso serviceo aso Constableounderotheodefendantsowithoutoanyobreakoandoacceptanceoofo hisoresignationoono29.08.1991obyotheodefendantsobeodeclaredoasoillegal,o nullo ando voido ando beo seto aside.o o Aso ao consequentialo relief,o plaintiffo prayedoforoalloincidentaloserviceobenefits.ooTheosaidosuitowasodecreedo videojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo30.01.1997obyotheoCourtoofolearnedo Civilo Judgeo (Senioro Division),o Kurukshetra,o ando theo ordero datedo

29.08.1991o waso declaredo nullo ando voido ando waso seto asideo ando theo plaintiffowasoheldotoobeocontinuingoinoservice.ooTheoconcludingoparaoofo theosaidojudgmentoreadsoasounder:o-o "Inoviewoofomyofindingsoonotheoforegoingoissues,othisosuito succeedooandoherebyodecreedowithocostsoandoorderodatedo

29.08.1991o passedo byo Superintendento ofo Police,o Kurukshetraoisodeclaredoasonulloandovoidoandoisoherebyoseto aside.o o Theo plaintiffo iso alsoo heldo too beo continuingo ino service."o

3.o o Thereafter,o defendants/Stateo ofo Haryanao preferredo ano appealo beforeo Lowero Appellateo Courto challengingo theo judgmento ando decreeo datedo 30.01.1997o ando theo sameo waso dismissedo byo learnedo

3o AdditionaloDistrictoJudge,oKurukshetra,ovideojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo

07.10.1997.ooBothotheseojudgments/decreesopassedobyotheoCourtsobelowo wereochallengedobeforeothisoCourtoinoRSA-1815oofo1998oandovideoordero datedo31.08.1998,owhileoissuingonoticeoinotheostayoapplicationoandomaino appealoforo02.11.1998,ooperationoofotheoimpugnedojudgmentowasostayedo tillo furthero orderso ando thereaftero theo Regularo Secondo Appealo waso admitted.ooTheoexecutionopetitionowhichowasofiledobyotheopetitioneroforo implementationo ofo theo judgmento ando decreeo datedo 30.01.1997o waso adjournedosineodieoinoviewoofoorderodatedo31.08.1998opassedoinoRSA-1815oofo1998.ooWhileotheoRegularoSecondoAppealowasopendingobeforeo thiso Court,o petitionero submittedo ao mercyo petitiono beforeo theo theno DirectoroGeneraloofoPolice,oHaryana,oforotakingohimobackoinoserviceoando theo sameo waso acceptedo video ordero datedo 15.08.2003o byo passingo theo followingoorder:o-o "Thisoorderoshallodisposeoofotheomercyopetitionosubmittedo byoex.ConstableoIshwaroSinghoNo.o619/KKRoforotakingohimo backoinoservice.oo Whereasotheobriefofactsoofothisocaseoareothatotheorevisionisto waso recruitedo aso Constableo ino thiso departmento ono

30.09.1976.o Hiso worko ando conducto waso noto foundo satisfactoryoforowhichoheowasoawardedopunishmentsoono5o differento occasions.o Thereafter,o heo submittedo hiso resignationoandotheosameowasoacceptedobyotheocompetento authority.oAccordingly,oheowasorelievedofromohisodutiesoono

29.08.1991.o Latero on,o heo submittedo ano applicationo foro withdrawalo ofo hiso resignation,o buto hiso requesto waso noto accepted.o Subsequently,o heo filedo ao Civilo Suito foro hiso reinstatementoinoserviceoandotheosameowasoallowedoinohiso favouro ono 30.01.1997.o Theo departmento filedo ano appealo

4o againstotheoorderodatedo30.01.1997,owhichowasodismissedo byotheoAddl.oSessionoJudge,oKurukshetraoono07.10.1997.o Thereafter,oRSAoagainstotheoorderodatedo07.10.1997owaso alsoofiledoinotheoHon'bleoPunjaboandoHaryanaoHighoCourto byotheoStateoono21.05.1998.oTheoHon'bleoHighoCourtovideo itsoorderodatedo31.08.1998ohasostayedotheoorderoofoAddl.o SessionoJudge,oKurukshetraoandotheoRSAoisostillopendingo foroadjudication.oHeoalsoopreferredomemorialotootheoStateo Govt.,owhichowasoalsoofiledobyotheoGovt.,ovideotheirolettero No.o 8/140/99-6HGIo datedo 10.03.2000.o Beingodissatisfiedo witho theo aboveo orders,o theo revisionisto haso preferredo theo instantomercyopetition.oo Andowhereas,oIohaveocarefullyoexaminedotheomercyopetitiono andoallootherorelevantorecords.oKeepingoinoviewotheofamilyo circumstancesoofothisocaseoandoafterotakingoaolenientoview,o theo petitionero iso herebyo takeno backo ino serviceo witho theo conditionothatoheowillonotoclaimoanyootherobenefitsoonotheo basisoofoorderopassedobyotheolowerocourts.oHowever,otheo periodofromotheodateooforesignationoi.e.ofromo29.08.1997otoo dateo i.e.o rejoiningo theo serviceo shallo beo treatedo aso leaveo withouto pay.o Heo willo noto beo paido anyo service/monetaryo benefitsoforotheoperiodoheoremainedooutoofoservice."oo Aocopyoofothisoorderomayobeosuppliedotootheorevisionist,o freeoofocost"o

4.o o Consequently,opetitionerowasotakenobackoinoserviceobyotheo judgment-debtors/defendantsoonotheoconditionothatopetitioner-plaintiffo shallonotoclaimoanyootherobenefitounderotheogarboofodecreeopassedobyotheo learnedotrialoCourtoandointerveningoperiodofromotheodateooforesignationo i.e.o29.08.1991otoodateoofohisojoiningoasowasoorderedotoobeotreatedoleaveo withouto payo ando heo waso noto heldo entitledo too anyo service/monetaryo

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5.o o Petitionero rejoinedo hiso serviceo ino August,o 2003.oo Thereafter,opetitionerowasoissuedoshow-causeonoticeodatedo05.07.2006o byo theo successoro DGP,o Haryana,o foro reviewingo theo ordero datedo

15.08.2003o wherebyo mercyo petitiono ofo theo petitionero waso partlyo accepted.ooPetitionerofiledoreplyotootheosaidoshow-causeonoticeoandovideo orderodatedo19.09.2006opassedobyotheothenoDirectoroGeneraloofoPolice,o earliero ordero datedo 15.08.2003o waso withdrawno ando serviceso ofo theo petitionero wereo dispensedo witho immediateo effect.o o Ordero datedo

19.09.2006oreadsoasounder:o-o "Theoorderoshallodisposeoofotheoshowocauseonoticeodatedo

05.07.2006oservedouponoConst.oIshweroSinghoNo.o619/KKRo (Nowo EHCo NO.o 637/KKR)o too reviewo theo illegal/unauthorizedoorderodatedo15.08.2003opassedobyoSh.o M.S.oMalik,oIPS,otheothenoDGP.oo Theo briefo factso ofo thiso caseo areo thato Constableo Ishwaro SinghoNo.o619/KKRo(nowoEHCo637/KKR)ohadosubmittedo hiso resignationo whicho waso acceptedo byo theo competento authorityoandoaccordingly,oheowasorelievedofromoserviceoono

29.08.1991.o Latero on,o heo submittedo ano applicationo foro withdrawalo ofo hiso resignation,o buto hiso requesto waso noto accepted.o Subsequently,o heo filedo ao civilo suito foro reinstatementoinoserviceoandotheosameowasoallowedoinohiso favouro ono 30.01.1997.o Theo departmento filedo ano appealo againstotheoorderodatedo30.01.1997,owhichowasodismissedo byotheoAddl.oSessionoJudge,oKurukshetraoono07.10.1997.o Thereafter,oR.S.A.oagainstotheoorderodatedo07.10.1997owaso alsoofiledoinotheoHon'bleoPunjaboandoHaryanaoHighoCourto byotheoStateoono21.05.1998.oTheoHon'bleoHighoCourtovideo itso ordero datedo 31.08.1998o hado stayedo theo ordero ofo Additionalo Sessiono Judge,o Kurukshetrao Thereafter,o ao RAVINDER SINGH memorialowasoalsoopreferredobyoConstableoIshwaroSingho

6o No.o619/KKRo(nowoEHCoNo.o637/KKR)otootheoStateoGovt.,o whichowasoalsoofiledobyotheoStateoGovt.ovideotheiroletteroNo.o 8/140/99-6o HG-1o datedo 10.03.2000.o Thereafter,o heo waso takeno backo ino serviceo byo Sh.o M.S.o Malik,o IPS,o theo theno DGPovideoorderodatedo15.08.2003.oo Thereoisonooprovisionounderorulesoforoentertainingomercyo petitionobyoD.G.P.oafterotheodecisionoofoGovt.oTheomattero waso thereforeo referredo too theo Stateo Govt.o foro takingo ao decision.oTheoStateoGovt.ovideoitsomemoo8/115/2005-6HG-Io datedo25.04.2006ohasoaccordedoapprovalotoowithdrawaloofo undueobenefitsogivenotooConst.oIshweroSinghoNo.o619/KKRo (NowoEHCoNO.o637/KKR)obyoSh.oM.S.oMalik,oIPS,otheotheno DGPo aftero issuingo ao showo causeo notice.o Accordingly,o Const.o Ishwero Singho No.o 619/KKRo (Nowo EHCo No.o 637/KKR)o waso servedo witho ao showo causeo noticeo too withdrawo theo undueo benefitso giveno byo himo byo Sh.o M.S.o Malik,o IPS,o theo theno DGP.o Const.o Ishwero Singho No.o 619/KKRo (Nowo EHCo No.o 637/KKR)o waso giveno 15o dayso timeotoosubmitohisoreplyotooshowocauseonotice.oo Io haveo goneo througho theo replyo too showo causeo noticeo submittedo byo Const.o Ishwero Singho No.o 619/KKRo (Nowo EHCoNo.o637/KKR)oandootherorelevantorecord.oTheopleaso takenoinoreplyoisonototenableobecauseoheogotoundueobenefitso againstotheorules/instructions.oo Keepingoinoviewotheoaboveofacts,otheoundueobenefitogivenotoo Const.o Ishwero Singho No.o 619/KKRo (Nowo EHCo No.o 637/KKR)o byo Sh.o M.S.o Malik,o IPS,o theo theno DGPo video orderodatedo15.08.2003,oisoherebyowithdrawn.oServicesoofo Const.o Ishwero Singho No.o 619/KKRo (Nowo EHCo No.o 637/KKR)oareoherebyodispensedowithoimmediateoeffect.oAo copyoofothisoorderoshallobeosuppliedotooConst.oIshweroSingho No.o619/KKRo(NowoEHC/637/KKR),ofreeoofocost."o

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6.o o Thereafter,oRegularoSecondoAppealofiledobyotheoStateoofo HaryanaowasodismissedobyothisoCourtovideojudgmentodatedo19.05.2016o byo upholdingo theo orderso passedo byo theo Courtso below.o o Thereafter,o petitionerofiledoanoapplicationobeforeotheoExecutingoCourtofororevivaloofo hisoexecutionopetitionowhichowasoadjournedosineodie.ooRespondent-Stateo filedo objectionso datedo 02.03.2021.o o Theo saido objectionso haveo beeno acceptedo byo theo Courto ofo learnedo Civilo Judgeo (Senioro Division),o Kurukshetrao ando theo executiono petitiono No.59o ofo 1997o filedo byo theo petitionerohasobeenodismissedovideoorderodatedo08.11.2021.ooTheosaido orderohasobeenoimpugnedoinotheopresentopetition.o Contentionso

7.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero contendedo thato theo objectionsofiledobyotheodefendants/judgment-debtorsohaveowronglyobeeno acceptedo byo theo learnedo Executingo Courto ando theo executiono petitiono filedobyotheopetitionerohasowronglyobeenorejectedoasoadmittedlyoordero datedo29.08.1991owherebyoresignationoofotheopetitionerowasoacceptedo andoheowasorelievedofromoserviceohasobeenodeclaredoasonulloandovoido andohasobeenosetoasideoandotheopetitionerohasobeenoheldotoobeocontinuingo inoserviceoand,otherefore,opetitioneroisoentitledoforoalloserviceobenefits.oo LearnedocounseloforotheopetitionerocontendedothatotheoExecutingoCourto cannotogoobeyondotheodecreeoandohasowronglyodismissedotheoexecutiono petition.ooInosupportoofoherocontention,olearnedocounseloplacedorelianceo onotheojudgmentoofotheoSupremeoCourtoinoHaryanaoVidyutoParsarano NigamoLimitedoandoanotherov.oGulshanoLaloandoothers,o2009(13)oSCCo

354.o

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8.o o Onotheootherohand,olearnedoStateocounselohasofiledoreplyoino theoregistryowhichoisotakenoonorecordoandohasoarguedothatoimpugnedo orderodatedo08.11.2021opassedobyotheolearnedoExecutingoCourtowhileo acceptingotheoobjectionsofiledobyodefendants/judgment-debtoroNo.2oando dismissingotheoexecutionoapplicationoisoperfectlyolegaloandovalidoandohiso notionalo payo haso alreadyo beeno fixedo ando heo haso beeno giveno theo pensionaryobenefitsosuchoasoGPF,oGISoandoleaveoencashmentotillohiso dateo ofo retiremento i.e.o 30.06.2011,o wheno heo attainedo theo ageo ofo superannuationo ofo 58o yearso byo theo judgment-debtorso duringo theo pendencyo ofo theo executiono petition,o therefore,o theo petitionero iso noto entitledoforoanyootherobenefitsoexceptotheooneowhichohaveoalreadyobeeno paidotoohim.ooHeofurtherosubmitsothatoforotheointerveningoperiod,owheno theopetitioneroremainedooutoofoservice,oheoisonotoentitledoforotheopayoando allowancesoetc.o Assessmento

9.o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandowithotheiro able-assistanceoperusedotheorelevantorecord.o

10.o o TheoquestionowhichoarisesoforoconsiderationoofothisoCourto iso aso too whethero theo petitionero whoo haso retiredo fromo serviceo ono

30.06.2011o iso entitledo too allo theo benefitso ino termso ofo theo trialo Courto judgmentoandodecreeodatedo30.01.1997,owhichohasobeenoupheldouptoo thiso Courto ando whato iso theo effecto ofo orderso datedo 15.08.2003o ando

19.09.2006?o

11.o o Theofactsowhichohaveoemergedofromotheoaboveodiscussiono areothatotheopetitionerowasorecruitedoasoConstableoono30.09.1976oandoheo

9o submittedo hiso resignationo ono 25.08.1991,o whicho heo withdrewo ono

29.08.1991,o however,o theo sameo waso acceptedo byo theo defendantso ono

29.08.1991oandoheowasorelievedofromoservice.ooPetitionerofiledoaosuitoforo declarationo witho consequentialo reliefo ofo mandatoryo injunctiono too theo effecto thato theo plaintiffo beo treatedo too beo ino continuouso serviceo aso Constableounderotheodefendantsowithoutoanyobreakoandoacceptanceoofo hisoresignationoono29.08.1991obyotheodefendantsobeodeclaredoasoillegalo andobeosetoasideoandoasoaoconsequentialorelief,oplaintiffoprayedoforoallo incidentaloserviceobenefits.ooTheosaidosuitowasodecreedovideojudgmento andodecreeodatedo30.01.1997oandoorderodatedo29.08.1991opassedobyotheo SuperintendentoofoPolice,oKurukshetra,oacceptingohisoresignationoando relievingohimofromoservice,owasodeclaredotoobeonulloandovoidoandowaso setoasideoandotheoplaintiffowasoheldoentitledotoobeocontinuingoinoservice.oo Theo saido judgmento ando decreeo haso becomeo finalo uptoo thiso Courto ino RSA-1815oofo1998.ooDuringotheointerregnumowhenotheoRegularoSecondo AppealowasopendingobeforeothisoCourt,oaomercyopetitionopreferredobyo theo petitionero waso acceptedo byo theo theno Directoro Generalo ofo Police,o Haryana,ovideoorderodatedo15.08.2003oandopetitionerowasoorderedotoobeo takenobackoinoserviceowithotheoconditionothatoheowillonotoclaimobenefitso onotheobasisoofotheoordersopassedobyotheoloweroCourtsoandotheoperiodo fromotheodateooforesignationoi.e.o29.08.1991otootheodateooforejoiningotheo serviceoshallobeotreatedoaso'leaveowithoutopay'oandoheowillonotobeopaido anyoservice/monetaryobenefitsoforotheoperiodoheoremainedooutoofoservice.oo Inopursuanceotootheosaidoorder,opetitionerojoinedoserviceoinotheomonthoofo August,o 2003.o o Thereafter,o theo saido ordero waso withdrawno byo theo

10o successoroDirectoroGeneraloofoPoliceovideoorderodatedo19.09.2006oando theo petitionero waso againo relievedo fromo service.o o Thereafter,o Regularo SecondoAppealopreferredobyotheoStateohavingobeenodismissedobyothiso Courto video judgmento datedo 19.05.2016,o theo petitionero preferredo applicationo foro revivalo ofo hiso executiono petitiono ino whicho theo Stateo preferredo objections,o whicho haveo beeno acceptedo ando hiso executiono petitiono haso beeno dismissedo video impugnedo ordero datedo 08.11.2021.oo Theo Executingo Courto whileo acceptingo theo objectionso filedo byo theo respondent-Stateohasofirstlyoobservedothatovideoorderodatedo19.09.2006o theoservicesoofotheopetitioner-plaintiffowereodispensedowithoandoaofresho causeoofoactionohadoarisenoinofavouroofotheoplaintiff/decree-holderotoo challengeo theo saido ordero ando secondly,o ato theo timeo ofo rejoiningo theo serviceoplaintiff/decree-holderohadogivenoupoallotheobenefitsounderotheo orderso passedo byo theo learnedo lowero Courto ando aso pero termso ando conditionsoofotheosaidoorderodatedo15.08.2003,otheoplaintiffohadoacceptedo thatoheoshallonotoclaimoanyoservice/monetaryobenefitsoforotheoperiodoheo remainedooutoofoservice,otherefore,oheoisonotoentitledoforoanyobenefito duringotheoperiodoheoremainedooutoofoservice.ooItohasoalsoobeenoobservedo thatotheoremainingomonetaryobenefitsosuchoasopension,ogratuity,oGPF,o GISoandoleaveoencashmentohaveoalreadyobeenoreleasedotootheopetitioner.oo Hisoclaimoforotheoearlieroserviceohasomainlyobeenorejectedobyotheolearnedo Executingo Courto byo statingo thato heo hado alreadyo giveno upo hiso claimo whicho waso grantedo too himo byo theo trialo Courto video judgmento datedo

30.01.1997oand,otherefore,oheoisonotoentitledoforotheoremainingobenefitso whereasotheosaidoorderohasoalreadyobeenoreviewedobyotheosuccessoroino

11o officeoandotheopetitionerowasoshownotheodoor.ooOnceotheoorderodatedo

15.08.2003ohasoalreadyobeenoreviewedobyotheosuccessoroinooffice,otheo sameohasobecomeoredundantoandocannotobeomadeobasisoforodenyingoanyo benefitotootheopetitioner.ooTheoExecutingoCourtoisoduty-boundotooexecuteo theodecreeoasoitoisoasohasobeenoheldobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoino Gulshano Lal'so caseo(supra).ooRelevantoportionoofotheosaidojudgmento readsoasounder:o-o "20.o Aso indicatedo hereinbefore,o foro theo purposeo ofo allowingoanoobjectionofiledoonobehalfoofoaojudgmentodebtoro underoSectiono47oofotheoCodeoofoCiviloProcedure,oitowaso incumbentoonohimotooshowothatotheodecreeowasoexofacieo nullity.oForotheosaidopurpose,otheocourtoisoprecludedofromo makingoanoindepthoscrutinyoasoregardsotheoentitlementoofo theoplaintiffowithoreferenceotoonotoonlyohisoclaimomadeoino theoplaintobutoalsootheodefenceosetoupobyotheojudgmento-o debtor.oAsotheojudgmentoofotheoTrialoCourtocouldonotohaveo beeno reopened,o theo correctnesso thereofo couldo noto haveo beenoputotooquestion.o Itoisoalsoowell-knownothatoanoExecutingoCourtocannotogoo behindo theo decree.o Ifo ono ao fairo interpretationo ofo theo judgment,o Ordero ando decreeo passedo byo ao courto havingo appropriateojurisdictionoinothatobehalf,otheoreliefsosoughto forobyotheoplaintiffoappearotoohaveobeenogranted,othereoiso nooreasonoasotoowhyotheoExecutingoCourtoshallodepriveohimo fromoobtainingotheofruitsoofotheodecree.o Ino Deepao Bhargavaov.o Mahesho Bhargava,o 2009(1)o RCRo (Civil)o507o:o2009(1)oRAJo202o:o[2008o(16)oSCALEo305],o thisoCourtoheldoasounder:o "11...Anoexecutingocourt,oitoisowelloknown,ocannotogoo behindotheodecree.oItohasonoojurisdictionotoomodifyoao decree.oItomustoexecuteotheodecreeoasoitois.oAodefaulto

12o clauseo containedo ino ao compromiseo decreeo eveno otherwiseowouldonotobeoconsideredotoobeopenaloino natureosooasotooattractotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono74o ofotheoIndianoContractoAct."o

21.oItoisoalsoonotoaocaseowhereothisoCourtocanoexerciseoitso jurisdictionounderoArticleo142oofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiao toomouldoanoorder.oTheodecreeopassedobyotheolearnedoTrialo Courtohasoattainedofinality.oWhetherorightlyoorowrongly,o theojudgmentoofotheolearnedoTrialoJudgeohasobeenoaffirmedo byothisoCourt.oItoisooneothingotoosayothatonoorightohavingo crystalisedoinofavouroofoaopartyotootheolis,othisoCourtocano mouldotheoreliefoappropriately,obutoitoisoanotherothingotoo sayothatodespiteotheodecreeobeingofoundotoobeoanoexecutableo one,othisoCourtowillorefuseotoodirectoexecutionothereof.o

22.oWeoareonotoobliviousoofotheofactothatotheorespondentso legallyowouldonotohaveobeenoentitledotootheoreliefsoprayedo forobyothem.oHowever,oasoaodecreeohasobeenopassed,oweodoo notointendotoogoobehindotheosame.oTheoExecutingoCourto shall,oitogoesowithoutosaying,oexecuteotheodecreeostrictlyoino termsothereof."o

12.o o Therefore,oinothisoviewoofotheomatter,opetitionerohasobeeno madeovictimoofocircumstancesoasofirstlyoheowasotakenobackoinoserviceo ando thereaftero hado beeno throwno outo byo theo successiveo ordero ofo theo department.ooTheojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo30.01.1997owherebyosuito ofotheopetitionerowasodecreedoandoupheldouptoothisoCourtoinoRSA-1815o ofo1998ocannotobeobrushedoasideoandohasotoobeogivenoeffectoinoitsolettero ando spirito ando allo theo benefits,o includingo monetaryo benefitso flowingo fromotheosaidojudgmentoandodecreeoareorequiredotoobeodisbursedotootheo petitioner.ooThereocanobeonooeffectoofoadministrativeoordersouponotheo judgmentoandodecreeoofotheoCourtoandotheojudgments/decreeocannotobeo

13o annulledo byo administrativeo orders.o o Thoseo haveo alreadyo beeno withdrawn/annulled.o Conclusiono

13.o o Consequently,o instanto revisiono petitiono iso allowed.oo Impugnedoorderodatedo 08.11.2021o passedo byo theo Executingo Courtoiso herebyosetoasideoandotheopetitioneroisoheldoentitledoforoallotheoserviceo benefitsoarisingooutoofotheosaidojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo30.01.1997,o byodeductingotheobenefitsowhichohaveoalreadyobeenopaidotootheopetitionero inotheoshapeoofopension,ogratuity,oGPF,oGISoandoleaveoencashmentobyo treatingotheoserviceoofotheopetitionerocontinuous.ooTheopetitioneroisoalsoo entitledoforograntoofointeresto@o6%operoannumofromotheodateoofoaccrualo tillo theo dateo ofo payment.o o Thiso exerciseo shallo beo completedo ando necessaryopaymentsoshallobeomadeotootheopetitionerowithinoaoperiodoofo threeomonthsofromotheodateooforeceiptoofocertifiedocopyoofothisoorder.o o (NAMIToKUMAR)o

17.10.2023o o o o o ooooooooooooooooooJUDGEo R.S.o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoo :o Yes/Noo o WhetheroReportableoo o :o Yes/Noo

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