SWATI GOEL v. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAMMU AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SINDHU SHARMA
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Case summary
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-12-30. SWATI GOEL v. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAMMU AND OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details...
Judgment text
Sr. No. 163 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 3070/2024 Swati Goel …. Petitioner/Appellant(s) Through:- Mr. Mohit Gupta, Advocate V/s Indian Institute of Technology ….. Respondent(s) Jammu and others Through:- Mr. Pawan Kr. Hans, Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SINDHU SHARMA, JUDGE ORDER 30. 12. 2024 1. Petitioner, through the medium of this petition, seeks quashing of communication dated 01. 12. 2024, regarding discontinuation of her services as Project Associate in Competency Development Program Telecom. The services of the petitioner, vide the impugned communication, were discontinued w. e. f. 01. 12. 2024, due to violation of conflict of interest guidelines by the Consultancy Incharge during the screening and selection process of her candidature. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that as per the guidelines, the respondents have failed to provide one month notice period before such termination. 3. Mr. Pawan Kr.
Hans, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the competent authority has amended the impugned communication providing one month notice period, effective from 27. 12. 2024 to 26. 01. 2025. It is also submitted that in terms of the WP(C) No. 3070/2024__ Page 2 of 2 statutes of NIT, Clause 22 provides for an appeal, which reads as under: - “22. Appeal A member of the staff aggrieved by any order imposing penalty passed by the Director shall be entitled to prefer an Appeal to the Board against the order. A member of the staff aggrieved by any order passed by the Board against him inflicting a penalty on him shall be entitled to prefer an Appeal to the Visitor against the order. ” 4. In view of the aforesaid, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the respondents to avail the remedy of filing an appeal.
With the consent of both the parties, the petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioner shall file an appeal during the course of this week, and respondents shall decide the same expeditiously, in accordance with law. Till such time the appeal is decided, the petitioner is allowed to continue with her services. 5. Disposed of. (SINDHU SHARMA) JUDGE Jammu: 30. 12. 2024 Vishal
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