(Uday Umesh Lalit and Indu Malhotra, JJ.)
IA 18573/2019, in Miscellaneus Application No(s). 346/2019 in Miscellaneus Application No(s). 1202/2018 in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 508/2018
Union of India and Others ________________________ Petitioner(s);
v.
Kala Singh and Others ___________________________ Respondent(s).
(IA No. 18573/2019-Clarification/Direction)
IA 18573/2019; Miscellaneus Application No(s). 346/2019; Miscellaneus Application No(s). 1202/2018; Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 508/2018; and IA No. 18573/2019, decided on March 6, 2019
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. while disposing of SLP(Civil) Dy. No. 37460/2017 on 8-1-2018, this Court has made the following order:
“Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Delay condoned.
Since the direction in the impugned order is only to re-visit the Scheme in question, no interference is called for at this stage. The Petitioner(s) may take a conscious decision in the matter within a period of six weeks from today.
If any party is affected by the decision taken, such party may take remedy against the same in accordance with law.
The special leave petition is, accordingly, dismissed.
Pending application(s), including application for intervention, shall also stand disposed of.”
2. The petitioner has since then taken a decision on 5th March, 2019 to terminate the LARSGESS Scheme and the decision so taken is as under:—
“In compliance of the directions of the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court dated 27.04.2016 in Kala Singh v. Union of India, dated 14.07.2017 in Kala Singh v. Union of India and Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 08.01.2018 in Kala Singh v. Union of India, Ministry of Railways have revisited the LARSGESS Scheme duly obtaining legal opinion and consulted Ministry of Law & Justice. Accordingly, it has been decided to terminate the LARSGESS Scheme w.e.f. 27.10.2017 i.e. the date from which it was put on hold. Therefore, no further appointments should be made under the Scheme subject to position mentioned in para 2 below.
2. As regards the cases where the wards had completed all formalities including Medical Examination under LARSGESS Scheme prior to 27.10.2017 and were found fit, but the employees are yet to retire, the matter is pending consideration before the Hon’ble Supreme Court and further instructions would be issued as per directions of the Hon’ble Court.”
3. Since the Scheme stands terminated and is no longer in existence, nothing further need be done in the matter.
4. Application(s) is/are accordingly, disposed of.
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