The petition seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing order dated 07.12.2020 passed by respondent no.2, which is appended with the petition as Annexure - 1.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was selected for the post of District Coordinator (Balika Shiksha) on deputation in the office of District Pariyojna by Rajya Pariyojana Nideshak, Lucknow vide letter dated 25.05.2017 for three years, which may have been extended till five years in case of special circumstances.
Learned counsel has submitted that the impugned order dated 07.12.2020 (supra) has been passed without affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, therefore, the same is contrary to the principle of natural justice. It is vehemently submitted that the impugned order has been passed on the basis of alleged charges against the petitioner, which are stigmatic in nature, and therefore, it cannot be passed without holding inquiry.
Learned counsel has submitted that petitioner's period of deputation has also not completed yet and prior to completion of the deputation period, he has been reverted back to his parent department.
Per contra, Shri Shivam Sharma, learned counsel for respondent no.5 has submitted that impugned order dated 07.12.2020 passed by respondent no.2 whereby the petitioner has been repatriated to his parent department, i.e. Department of Secondary Education, Uttarakhand is perfectly just and proper. It is submitted that a deputationist cannot be attached with any illegality or irregularity as he has no right, much less the indefeasible right to continue in the borrowing department i.e. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, State Project Office, U.P. and when the tenure of the deputationist having been specified in the deputation order stands completed, the petitioner having no indefeasible right to hold the said post, can be repatriated to his parent department.
Learned counsel has submitted that in the instant case, the petitioner joined the department in Uttar Pradesh on deputation for three years, which may have been extended till five years in case of special circumstances. The petitioner was appointed vide order dated 25.05.2017 but since he requested for grace period for taking charge in the department, therefore, the same was given and consequently, he joined in the department on 14.11.2017.
Learned counsel has submitted that from 25.07.2017, the petitioner has completed his tenure/period of three years much before passing of the impugned order and therefore, vide the impugned order, he has been repatriated back to the parent department after considering the entirety of the matter. There is no illegality in the impugned order. This Court has no occasion to interfere in the impugned order as no legal right of the petitioner is affected.
At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner referred to the impugned order dated 07.12.2020 and submitted that the observation on the basis of which, the petitioner is being repatriated, is stigmatic in nature and he has prayed that only the said portion may be expunged.
Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to the aforesaid prayer of petitioner's counsel regarding expunging of stigmatic portion of the impugned order.
I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
Impugned order dated 07.12.2020 (supra) is reproduced hereinbelow while highlighting the stigmatic portion thereof:-
उत्तर प्रदेश सभी के लिए शिक्षा परियोजना परिषद् के समग्र शिक्षा कार्यक्रम के अन्तर्गत जिला परियोजना कार्यालय जनपद-रायबरेली में अस्थायी रूप से सृजित जिला समन्वयक (बालिका शिक्षा) के पद पर प्रतिनियुक्ति के आधार पर कार्यरत श्री अनिल कुमार तिवारी को मण्डलीय सहायक शिक्षा निदेशक (बेसिक), लखनऊ मण्डल के द्वारा प्रेषित जांच आख्या दिनांक 29.06.2020 के क्रम में श्री. अनिल कुमार तिवारी द्वारा तथाकथित अनामिका शुक्ला के आवेदन पत्र में इंगित कमियों, सम्बन्धित से पत्र व्यवहार में शिथिलता बरते जाने तथां बिना अभिलेखों के सत्यापन के रु0 2,58,298 मानदेय का भुगतान किये जाने, सम्पूर्ण नियुक्ति प्रक्रिया में बिना मूल अभिलेखों को प्राप्त किये ही नियुक्ति पत्र निर्गत किये जाने सम्बन्धी बरती गयी लापरवाही एवं किये गये शिथिल पर्वेक्षण /अनियमितता के प्रति तत्काल प्रमाव से उन्हें उनके मूल विभाग माध्यमिक शिक्षा, उत्तराखण्ड में प्रत्यावर्तित किया जाता है।
श्री अनिल कुमार तिवारी को निर्देशित किया जाता है कि अपने पटल से सम्बन्धित समस्त कार्यों का प्रभार जिला बेसिक शिक्षा अधिकारी, जनपद-रायबरेली को हस्तगत कराते हुए अपने मूल विभाग-माध्यमिक शिक्षा, उत्तराखण्ड में योगदान देना सुनिश्चित करें।
In view of the above innocuous prayer on behalf of the petitioner, the instant petition is disposed of expunging the stigmatic portion (highlighted above) of the impugned order dated 07.12.2020 (supra).
It is made clear that so far as repatriation of the petitioner vide the impugned order dated 07.12.2020 (supra) is concerned, the same shall remain in operation.
The petitioner is directed to join his parent department within 15 days from today.
Order Date :- 11.2.2021 nishant/-