SCA/5667/2023

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/5667/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:27595-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5667 of 2023 ========================================================== UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Versus BHANUBEN W/O MANOJBHAI DHIRUBHAI RATHOD ========================================================== Appearance: MR SHUSHIL R SHUKLA(5603) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3 SUNITA S CHATURVEDI(2572) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date : 23/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. On 19.5.2008, by issuing a charge sheet in respect of an unauthorised absence, the Railways initiated departmental proceedings against the husband of the respondent. 2. Even before this charge sheet had been issued, on 16.04.2008, which fact is not in dispute, that the husband of the respondent had submitted a request for being permitted to retire voluntarily. In other words, he had sought for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) on about a month prior to issuance of chargesheet. 3. The Railways