Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | land acquisition Circulars/Notice to issue employment to displaced persons no policy No mandamus can lie |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Circulars/Notices – Appellant’s father constructed a residential house – Land over which the house was constructed was acquired for a Railway Project – List of persons displaced in consequence of the project undertaken by the Railways – Recommendation of the appellant’s case for appointment in service in terms of policy circular of the Railway Board dated 19th April, 2006 offering employment to displaced persons – Writ petition filed by the appellant before the High Court seeking benefit of the said circular – High Court directed that the claim of the appellant be considered for the grant of Group ‘D’ employment – Appellant submitted representation – Rejected – Second Writ Petition filed by the appellant – Rejected by Single Judge – Order affirmed by the Division Bench – On appeal, held: Initially by circular dated 1st January, 1983, the Railway Board dealt with appointment to Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts in the Railways, of members of families displaced as a result of the acquisition of land for the establishment of projects – Said Policy circular was specifically adverted to in the subsequent circular dated 19th April, 2006– As per the subsequent circular the Railway Board decided that the policy to offer employment to displaced persons should not cover displaced persons where only a strip of land had been acquired – At the same time, it also stipulated that the claim can be considered for appointment against a Group ‘D’ post where a “large area, house or substantial livelihood has been taken away/snapped in the process” – Case of the appellant fell within the ambit of paragraph 2 of the circular dated 19th April, 2006 – Entire house of the appellant was demolished – Rejection of the appellant’s claim was contrary to the terms of the binding policy circular formulated by the Union of India in the Ministry of Railways – Undoubtedly, the grant of appointment to persons displaced as a result of acquisition is a matter which is within the purview of the policy discretion – No mandamus can lie in the absence of a policy – However, where a policy has been laid down by the Union government as in the present case, the terms of the policy can be enforced – Impugned judgment set aside – Appellant’s claim for appointment to a Group ‘D’ post be implemented within a period of two months from today by granting an age relaxation, if required. Father of the appellant constructed a residential house. The land over which the house was constructed was acquired for the Ara-Sasaram Railway Project. Name of the appellant’s father occurred in a list of the persons displaced in consequence of the project undertaken by the Railways. Appellant’s case was recommended for appointment in service in terms of policy circular of the Railway Board dated 19th April 2006. After the appellant’s father died, writ petition was filed by the appellant before the High Court seeking benefit of the said circular. The High Court directed the claim of the appellant to be considered for the grant of Group ‘D’ employment. Appellant submitted representation, which was rejected. Second writ petition filed by the appellant was rejected by the Single Judge. Order affirmed by the Division Bench. Hence, the present appeal |
Judge | Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud |
Neutral Citation | 2019 INSC 256 |
Petitioner | Anil Kumar |
Respondent | Union Of India & Ors. |
SCR | [2019] 5 S.C.R. 1153 |
Judgement Date | 2019-02-22 |
Case Number | 1958 |
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