Sh. Parmodh Chand Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation, Through Its Managing Director and ors. - Court Judgment

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.....no. 5/1908]. order 14, rule 2 [as amended by amending act of 1976]: [v.k. gupta, cj, deepak gupta & surjit singh, jj] preliminary issue of law and fact court framing all issues both of law and facts together and also tried all the issues together, including the issue relating to jurisdiction of court held, except in situations perceived or warranted under sub-rule (2) of rule 2 of order 14 where a court in fact frames only issues of law in the first instance and postpones settlement of other issues, clearly and explicitly in situations where the court has framed all issues together, both of law as well as facts and has also tried all these issues together, it is not open to the court to adopt the principle of severability and proceed to decide issues of law first, without taking up simultaneously other issues for decision. this course of action is not available to a court because sub-rule (1) does not permit the court to adopt any such principle of severability and to dispose of a suit only on preliminary issues, or what can be termed as issues of law. sub-rule (1) clearly mandates that in a situation contemplated under it, where all the issues have been together and have.....orderthe services of shri parmodh chand who was appointed as a driver vice office order no. hrtc/dmdsl/ 1-88/82 dated 2.4.1991 and now is on probation are no longer required by this corporation. general manager himachal road transport corpn.,dharamsala.6. petitioner preferred an appeal (annexure a-4) before the appropriate authority which stood decided in terms of order dated 19.5.1993 (annexure a-5), contents of which are also reproduced as under: office

Judgment:

ORDER

The services of Shri Parmodh Chand who was appointed as a driver vice office order No. HRTC/DMDSL/ 1-88/82 dated 2.4.1991 and now is on probation are no longer required by this Corporation.

General Manager

Himachal Road Transport Corpn.,

Dharamsala.

6. Petitioner preferred an appeal (Annexure A-4) before the appropriate authority which stood decided in terms of order dated 19.5.1993 (Annexure A-5), contents of which are also reproduced as under:

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