CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION
BEFORE THE HON'BLE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT _____________________
O A No :______ of _____
_______________________________________Applicant.
VERSUS
_______________________________________ Respondent.
Application Under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
Respectfully:
- Particulars of the Applicant:
As given in the Memo of Parties.
- Particulars of the Respondents:
As given in the Memo of Parties.
- Impugned Order:
That the applicant is aggrieved by the impugned order issued by the respondents whereby the services of the applicant as contract _____ have been terminated w. e. f. _____, even though the vacancy against which the applicant was working is still existing and no regularly appointed hand has joined as yet against the same vacancy.
- Jurisdiction:
That the applicant declares that the subject matter of the order against which he wants redressal is within the jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Tribunal.
- Limitation:
That the applicant further declares that the application is within the limitation prescribed in section 21 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
- Facts of the Case:
(6.1) That the applicant submits that he was initially engaged as a contract _____ against the sanctioned vacant post at _____ wef _____ (A-1). The said contract was valid upto _____ and renewable on the termination of the said contract. The applicant was appointed through the proper procedure by the duly constituted selection committee and the name of the applicant was duly sponsored by the Employment Exchange. ______
6.2) That it is submitted that the post against which the applicant was initially engaged is still vacant and no regularly appointed person has joined as yet.
Grounds
(6.3) That feeling aggrieved by such an arbitrary, malafide, discriminatory and illegal actions of the respondents, the applicant seeks the indulgence of this Hon'ble Tribunal on the following grounds amongst others, which may be taken at the time of arguments, each one of which is without prejudice to and independent of others:-
(a) That the impugned order of the respondent whereby they have terminated the services of the applicant wef _____ and not permitting the applicant to continue till the regular hand comes on fresh appointment through the_______State Public Service Commission is arbitrary, malafide, illegal, ultra vires, against the Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, dehors the rules and regulations and against the natural justice.
(b) That the applicant was appointed against the permanent sanctioned post through a proper procedure by the duly constituted selection committee, which post is still vacant. The applicant was discharging his duties to the entire satisfaction of his superiors and public men.
(c) That the applicant was made to accept a contract on the dotted lines. The applicant who is a highly qualified man and facing grave financial problem had no option but to accept the one-sided contract in obedience to the command given to him in the appointment letter/Contract, with the underlying threat of losing the job in case he had not accepted the one-sided conditions of the appointment letter/contract. Thus the respondent exerted undue influence on the applicant to accept the conditions on the dotted line and is thus violative of the law. The applicant was not in a position to bargain against the respondent state which is far mightier than an unemployed applicant and in a position to dictate its unconscionable terms on the applicant. But the applicant bonafidely believed that no undue advantage will be taken of signing the one-sided contract and he will be allowed to continue and regularised in due course of time. Moreover, the format of conditions prescribed by the respondents is not sustainable in the eyes of law and is against the well-settled principles of law.
(d) That it is submitted that there is a vast difference in the bargaining power of the applicant as compared to the respondents. The applicant being an un-employed and desperate youth could not have been subjected to such unconscionable conditions of terminating his services at the whims. Unconscionable conditions confounded in dotted line appointment letter/agreement/contracts cannot be enforced against the weaker party, ie the applicant. This proposition of the law has been settled by the Hon'ble Apex Court and this Hon'ble Court in catena of cases. Such a practice is reminiscent of an archaic practice of "Hire and Fire", which is highly reprehensible and condemnable and has been deprecated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and this Hon'ble Tribunal in catena of cases.
(e) That it is also a settled law that beginning of service in the government is contractual but thereafter the appointee acquires status and his rights are no longer determined by the contract of the parties. Moreover, offering a job on contract is an indigenous device adopted by the respondents to outreach the law laid down in this regard and to deprive the incumbents from claiming regularisation and other benefits which would accrue to him with the efflux of time. Moreover, the Personal Hand Book vide chapter 16.35 specifically provides that all other appointments made dehors R & P Rules will be treated as ad-hoc appointments.
(f) That the impugned order has been issued without assigning any reasons and is non-speaking order. Thus, it is clearly indicative of the arbitrariness of the respondent's action. The impugned order is null and void. The applicant has not been afforded an opportunity of being heard.
(g) That the respondents are estopped due to their own act, deed, and conduct. The principle of the Promissory Estoppel applies against the respondents.
(h) That the impugned order is against the well-settled principles of the law as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and this Hon'ble Tribunal in catena of cases.
- Reliefs Sought:
That the applicant, therefore, prays that your Lordship be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, orders or directions to grant the following reliefs in favour of the applicant in the interest of justice:-
(a) Quash the impugned order/action _____ of the respondents whereby they are going to/have _____ terminated the services of the applicant wef _____ and not permitting the applicant to continue in service till the regular hand joins on fresh appointment through_______State Public Service Commission, being arbitrary, malafide and illegal;
(b) Declare the terms and conditions in the appointment letter/agreement whereby it stipulates that the appointment will be only upto __, ie; for a particular period and coterminous with the termination of period, by applying the principle of severance;
(c) Declare the term and condition in the appointment letter as arbitrary and illegal whereby it says that the post is purely on contract basis of one year and no regularisation can be claimed against this any court of law and also quash the condition whereby it states that the contractual services can be terminated at any time if the DLS is not satisfied with the work as well as quash the condition in the impugned appointment letter whereby it states that the respondent-department does not bear any responsibilities and liabilities for their job security after the contractual/project period;
(d) Direct the respondents to permit the applicant to continue at the same place against the same post with immediate effect with all the consequential benefits and protect the seniority etc of the applicant;
(e) Direct the respondents to in the alternative re-engage the applicant in any other equivalent post in their department and regularise the applicant against the same post;
(f) Direct the respondents to produce all the relevant documents along with their reply for perusal by this Hon'ble Tribunal;
(g) Allow the cost of this O.A.;
(h) Pass such other order or directions as deemed fit and proper in favour of the applicant.
AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS, THE HUMBLE APPLICANT AS IN DUTY BOUND, SHALL EVER PRAY.
Interim Orders, If Prayed:
It is prayed that during the pendency of OA the impugned order/action A- _____ of the respondents be stayed and the respondents may be ordered not to terminate the services of the applicant during the pendency of this OA.
- Details of Remedies Exhausted:
That the applicant submits that since the matter being of an urgent nature, there is no other alternative speedy and efficacious remedy available to him except to approach this Hon'ble Tribunal.
Matter not Pending With any other Courts etc.
That the applicant further declares that the matter regarding which this application has been made, is not pending before any court of law or any other Authority or any other bench of this Hon'ble Tribunal.
- Particulars of Court Fees:
Court fees worth Rs 50/- is attached herewith.
- Details of Index:
An index containing the details of the documents to be relied upon is enclosed herewith.
(Name of Place) Applicant
______ Through, Advocate
Verification:
I, ______, do hereby verify that the contents of the above Interrogatories from paras 1 to ______ are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and personal belief and no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.
Affirmed at (Name of Place) this ______.
Plaintiff / Defendant
BEFORE THE HON'BLE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT _____________
O A No. ______ of ____
_______________________________________ Applicant
VERSUS
_______________________________________ Respondent.
Affidavit in support of O.A. under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985.
I, ______, do hereby solemnly, affirm and declare as under:
- That the accompanying O.A. has been prepared under my instructions.
- That the contents of paragraphs 1 to 12 of the accompanying application are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.
- That I further solemnly affirm and declare that this affidavit of mine is correct and true to the best of my knowledge and no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.
Affirmed at (Name of Place) this the ______.
Deponent
BEFORE THE HON'BLE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT _______________
O A No:______ of ____
_______________________________________Applicant.
VERSUS
_______________________________________ Respondent.
Index
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SI No |
Annx |
Particulars of Documents |
Pages |
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1 |
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Court Fees |
[I] |
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2 |
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Memo of Parties |
1 |
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3 |
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OA |
2 |
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4 |
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Affidavit |
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5 |
A-1 |
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6 |
A-2 |
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7 |
A-3 |
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8 |
A-4 |
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9 |
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Power of Attorney |
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(Name of Place) Applicant
______ Through, Advocate
