'Tantrik treatment' not valid medical ground for absence from duty: HC

Shimla, Dec 13 (UNI) In a firm reiteration of service discipline and adherence to established rules, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that “Tantrik treatment” could not be accepted as a valid or permissible medical ground for remaining absent from duty by a government servant.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by a woman constable, a single bench of Justice Ranjan Sharma, in a detailed 34-page judgment, upheld her discharge from service, holding that her absence was wilful, deliberate and conclusively proved from official records.
The petitioner was appointed as a Lady Constable in the 5th India Reserve Battalion (Mahila), Bassi, District Bilaspur, in 2010 and was required to undergo mandatory training.

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JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Army, CRPF and JKP officials pay tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 8U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Army, CRPF and JKP officials pay tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 7U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Army, CRPF and JKP officials pay tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 6U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Army, CRPF and JKP officials pay tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 5U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): White Knight Corps Officiating Chief of Staff Brigadier Yudhvir Sekhon pays tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 3U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): White Knight Corps Officiating Chief of Staff Brigadier Yudhvir Sekhon pays tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 2U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah speaks to the media on the second day of JKNC Convention of Block Presidents and Secretaries of Jammu province, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 22U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah speaks to the media on the second day of JKNC Convention of Block Presidents and Secretaries of Jammu province, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 21U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah on the second day of JKNC Convention of Block Presidents and Secretaries of Jammu province, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 20U

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JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah on the second day of JKNC Convention of Block Presidents and Secretaries of Jammu province, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 19U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah on the second day of JKNC Convention of Block Presidents and Secretaries of Jammu province, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 18U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas lays a wreath as he pays tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 17U

JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Jammu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas pays tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, during a wreath-laying ceremony, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 16U

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JAMMU, JAN 20 (UNI): Army officials pay tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh, who lost his life during the anti-terror operation in Sonnar village in the Chatroo belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in Jammu on Tuesday. UNI Photo 12U