2023 (8) TMI 354

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....) Mr. N. Venkatraman, A.S.G. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. V.c. Bharathi, Adv. Ms. Nisha Bagchi, Adv. Mr. Harish Pandey, Adv. Mr. T.S. Sabarish, Adv. ORDER Heard the appellant-in-person and the learned counsel appearing for the Union of India. The case of the appellant which is accepted by the respondents, is that the appellant was entitled to a reward under "the Reward to informers a....

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.... A Division Bench of the High Court held that the writ petition involved disputed questions of fact and therefore, appropriate remedy for the appellant was to file a civil suit. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents does not dispute that the entitlement of the appellant was under Clause 4.1 of the said Policy. However, she relies upon the Minutes of the meeting of the Reward Committee. ....

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....ave perused the Minutes of the meeting dated 18.04.2011. Though in the affidavit filed in response to the rejoinder, a reliance is placed in a note-sheet, we find that there is no mention in the Minutes that the decision of the Committee is based on any note-sheet. The decision does not record the reasons why the appellant is not entitled to 20% as provided in the Policy and why the reward shou....

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....ted 20.09.2018 records the statement of learned ASG that the amount of reward has been enhanced to Rs. 9.45 lacs. This also supports the reasons recorded by us that there is no application of mind by the Committee. The Committee will give opportunity of being heard to the appellant and then decide whether the appellant is entitled to any amount over and above Rs. 9.45 lakhs already paid to him.....