SRINAGAR, Apr 10: High Court today dismissed the plea of CRPF constable, one Harish Chander challenging his compulsory retirement an order dated 07.03.2019 citing the employer is not duty bound to launch manhunt of his absconding employee.
The court upheld his compulsory retirement, who remained absent from duty for an extended period of 326 days without permission by observing that an employer is not obligated to undertake an exhaustive search to trace an absconding employee.
Court added that an employer is not expected to launch a manhunt for an absconding employee in the whole world. It is enough if an employer sends the communications to an absconding employee at his residential address & the petitioner cannot take shelter behind the excuse that he had changed his address due to illness.
Justice Dhar concluded that the petitioner was absent without leave for nearly a year without any valid justification or communication with the authorities, as such found no reason to interfere with the disciplinary action taken against him.
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