KAILASH CHANDRA v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
Court: High Court of Uttarakhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI,HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ PUROHIT
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Uttarakhand judgment dated 2024-10-01. KAILASH CHANDRA v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Of f i ce N o t e s, r e p o r t s, o r d e r s o r p r o ce e d i n g s SL. D a t e o r d i r e ct i o n s COURT’ S OR JUD GE’ S ORD ERS N o . a n d Re g i st r a r ’ s o r d e r w i t h Si g n a t u r e s WPSB No. 624 of 2024 H o n ’ b l e M a n o j K u m a r Ti w a r i , J. H o n ’ b l e Pa n k a j Pu r o h i t , J. Mr. Dinesh Gaht ori, Advocat e for t he pet it ioners. 2. Mr. Puran Singh Bisht , Addit ional Chief St anding Counsel for t he St at e of Ut t arakhand/ respondent nos. 1 & 2. 3. Mr. Pankaj Miglani, Advocat e for respondent no. 3. 4. Pet it ioners are serving as Lect urer in Governm ent I nt erm ediat e Colleges.
According t o t hem , pursuant t o Ut t arakhand St at e Educat ion ( Teaching Cadre) Gazet t ed Service Rules, 2022, St at e Governm ent had sent a requisit ion for select ion for appoint m ent t o t he post of Principal, Governm ent I nt erm ediat e Colleges, and t he Public Service Com m ission had advert ised 692 vacancies on t he post of Principal, Governm ent I nt erm ediat e Colleges, vide advert isem ent dat ed 11. 03. 2024. I t is alleged t hat under pressure from cert ain group of t eachers, part icularly, t hose serving as Assist ant Teacher, L. T. Grade, who have been held ineligible for appoint m ent as Principal as per rules, t he select ion process has been st alled. 5.
By m eans of t his w rit pet it ion, pet it ioners have sought t he follow ing reliefs: - “ ( i) I ssue a writ , order or direct ion in t he nat ure of m andam us direct ing t he respondent s t o proceed wit h t he advert isem ent dat e 11- 3- 2024 furt her from t he st age it has been suspended/ post poned. ( ii) I ssue a writ , order or direct ion in t he nat ure of Mandam us direct ing t he Respondent no. 3 t o com plet e t he select ion process in a t im e bound m anner. ” 6. Having regard t o t he reliefs claim ed in t he writ pet it ion, we t hink t hat ends of j ust ice would be m et , if pet it ioners are perm it t ed t o approach t he St at e Governm ent , by m aking a represent at ion. 7. Accordingly, writ pet it ion is disposed of by perm it t ing pet it ioners t o m ake represent at ion t o t he Secret ary, School Educat ion Depart m ent .
I f pet it ioners m ake such represent at ion, w it hin t en days from t oday, t he Secret ary, School Educat ion Depart m ent shall look int o t he m at t er and t ake decision, as per law, w it hin six weeks t hereaft er. ( Pa n k a j Pu r o h i t , J. ) ( M a n o j K u m a r Ti w a r i , J. ) 01. 10. 2024 Nav in Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, NAVEEN 2. 5. 4. 20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb90 46f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103 CHANDRA 819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2024. 10. 03 11:09:23 +05'30'
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