SHIV CHARAN SINGHversusSTATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

                                SHIV CHARAN SINGH                                       A
                                            v.
                            STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

                                 NOVEMBER 17, 2006

             [ARIJIT PASA YAT AND LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, JJ.]                           B


           Constitution of India, 1950:

           Article 136-Appeal challenging order of High Court rejecting
     application for review-Held, not maintainable-Code of Civil Procedure,             C
     1908 -Order 47, Rule 7.

           The present appeal was filed challenging the order of a Division Bench
     of the High Court dismissing the application for review of an order passed in
     a writ petition.
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           Dismissing the appeal, the Court
           HELD: Challenge in this appeal is only to the order passed in the review
     application. Such an appeal is not maintainable. The appeal is dismissed.
     However, this order shall not stand in the way of consideration of the Special
     leave Petition stated to have been filed separately challenging the basic order.   E
                                                                     (144-F; 145-C]
          Shanker Motiram Nale v. Shiolalsing Gannusing Rajpur, (1994) 2 SCC
     753; Susel Finance & Leasing Co. v. M Lata and Ors., (20041 3 SCC 675
     and MN. Haider and Ors. v. Kendriya Vidyplaya Sangathan and Ors., (20041
     13 sec 677, relied on.                                                             F
          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal No.5023 of2006.

          From the final Judgment and Order datedJ2--8-2p0_5 of the High Court
     of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Review Application No.85/2005 in
     C.W.P. No.17615/2001.                                                              G
          S.K. Upadhyay and Indra Makwana for the Appellant.

          Sarup Singh, R.K. Pandey and A.K. Sinha for the Respondents.

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    144                      SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R.

A         The Judgment of the Court was delivered by

          ARIJIT PASA YAT, J. Leave granted.

           Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by a Division Bench of
    the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing the application for review filed
B   in respect of the order in CWP No. l 7615 of 200 l which was dismissed on
    12.8.2005. The said writ petition was dismissed on the ground that the writ
    petitioner was absent for about three years. The High Court found the writ
    petitioner to be a habitual absentee and, therefore, felt that he did not deserve
    any relief in the quantum of punishment. It is to be noted that while issuing
C   notice on 6.11.200 l the following order had been passed by the High Court:

                "Learned counsel for the petitioner at the time of arguments
            stated that the petitioner has put in ten years of service and he has
            been deprived of the retiral benefits in view of the impugned order.
            He confines the prayer in the writ petition only to the quantum of
            punishment."
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           Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the High Court is not
    right in holding that the review petition was not entertainable in view of the
    materials which were placed for consideration. Those materials clearly show
    that the High Court did not take note of the correct factual position while
E   dismissing the writ petition.

          Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the High Court has
    rightly held that the review petition was not maintainable.

          Challenge ·in this appeal is only to the order passed in the review
p   application. Such an appeal is not maintainable.

          In Shanker Motiram Nale v. Shiolalsing Gannusing Rajput, [1994] 2
    sec 753 it was observed as follows:
               "The appeal is obviously incompetent. It is against an order of
           a Division Bench of the High Court rejecting the application for
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           review of a judgment and decree passed by a learned Single Judge,
           who seems to have retired in the meantime. It is not against the basic
           judgment. Order 47 Rule 7 of CPC bars an appeal against the order of
           the court rejecting the review. On this basis, we reject the appeal. No
           cost.
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          SHIV CHARAN SINGH v. STATEOFPUNJAB [PASAYAT,J.]                 145
            I.A. No. l/93 (Application for substitution).                        A
            No orders are necessary in view of the rejection of the appeal."

     The position has been re-iterated in Suseel Finance & leasing Co. v.
M. lata and Ors., [2004] 13 SCC 675 and M.N. Haider and Ors. v. Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan and Ors., [2004] 13 sec 677.                                 B
      It is stated by learned counsel for the appellant that the basic order
dated 20.8.2004 passed by the High Court has been challenged by filing a
special leave petition on 9.10.2006. However, dismissal of this present appeal
shall not stand on the way of consideration of the Special Leave Petition
stated to have been filed on 9.10.2006. The same shall be dealt with in          C
accordance with law.

       The appeal is dismissed. No costs.

R.P.                                                        Appeal dismissed.