CA 7178 of 2002
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7178 OF 2002
U.O.I. & ORS.
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APPELLANT
VERSUS
BALBIR SINGH DHARNI & ORS.
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RESPONDENT
ORDER
1. We find from the impugned judgment that a very limited relief had been granted to the respondent herein. The relevant portion of the judgment is reproduced below:
“In view of the above, the writ petition is allowed with a direction to the respondents to reconsider the entire matter and to pass a speaking order in accordance with law. It goes without saying that the petitioner shall be entitled to all consequential benefits, which would flow from the quashing of the impugned order.”
2. We are unable to understand as to why, in the light of the above observations, the Union of India has chosen to file an appeal against the order as no decision on merits had been rendered or any opinion expressed thereon by the Division Bench of the High Court.
CA 7178 of 2002
3. We, accordingly, dismiss the appeal. The impugned judgments be complied with as expeditiously as possible as
the respondent has been out of service since long.
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[HARJIT SINGH BEDI]
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[J.M. PANCHAL]
NEW DELHI
APRIL 08, 2010.