AGM/HUMAN RESOURCE, BHEL LTD. versus SURESH RAMKRISHNA BURDE

AGM/HUMAN RESOURCE, BHEL LTD. versus SURESH RAMKRISHNA BURDE

Appointment obtained by submitting a false Scheduled Tribe caste certificate cannot be retained; undertaking not to claim reserved benefits in future does not justify reinstatement. Services were rightly terminated and High Court erred in directing reinstatement based solely on such undertaking.

Parties
Appellant: AGM/HUMAN RESOURCE, BHEL LTD.; Respondent: SURESH RAMKRISHNA BURDE
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
10 May 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, W.p. No. 3142 of 2004
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Reservation in Public Appointments, Scheduled Tribe and Caste Certificate Verification, Employment Termination for False Caste Certificate
Service Law Reservation in Public Appointments Scheduled Tribe and Caste Certificate Verification Employment Termination for False Caste Certificate

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Parties

AGM/HUMAN RESOURCE, BHEL LTD.

Appellant

SURESH RAMKRISHNA BURDE

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, W.p. No. 3142 of 2004

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether employment secured by producing a false Scheduled Tribe caste certificate can be retained based on future undertaking not to claim reserved benefits
  2. 2 Whether reinstatement in service is justified when appointment was made on basis of a false caste certificate

Ratio Decidendi

Appointment obtained by submitting a false Scheduled Tribe caste certificate cannot be retained; undertaking not to claim reserved benefits in future does not justify reinstatement. Services were rightly terminated and High Court erred in directing reinstatement based solely on such undertaking.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Judgment and order dated 4.8.2004 of Bombay High Court set aside
  • Writ petition filed by respondent dismissed