Court No. - 5
Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7942 of 2021 Petitioner :- Harendra Bhatnagar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Kishore Pandey,Himanshu Raghav Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Saral Srivastava,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Pankaj Rai,learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
The petitioner is working as Office Superintendent in Government Inter College, Jhansi.It appears that the petitioner without following the due procedure, handed over the original record (file) of appointment of Smt. Sadhana Tiwari, wife of Ex-Head Clerk Shyam Sundar Tiwari to him. On which, an inquiry was conducted, in which the charge levelled against the petitioner was found proved and accordingly, punishment order has been passed on 10.05.2021 by the respondent no.3- Additional Director of Basic Education, Prayagraj withholding one increment of the petitioner.
Challenging the aforesaid order, learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the impugned order is not sustainable, inasmuch as the respondent no.3 has not applied his mind independently in passing the impugned order against the petitioner. He submits that a report was sought from the Regional Joint Director of Education, Agra, who submitted his report and on the basis of the report submitted by the Regional Joint Director of Education, Agra, respondent no.3-Additional Director of Basic Education, Prayagraj held the petitioner guilty, therefore, the impugned order is not sustainable. He further submits that the impugned order is a non-speaking and for this reason also the order impugned is not sustainable.
Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, though tried to defend the order vehemently, but could not point out from the record that respondent no.3 has applied his mind independently in recording the finding against the petitioner.
The relevant extract of the order impugned dated 10.05.2021 is reproduced hereinbelow:-
"मण्डललीय ससंयक्त शशिकक्षा शनिददेशिक , आगरक्षा निदे प्रश्निगत प्रकरण कदे सम्बसंध मम उपलब्ध अशभिलदेखखों कदे आधक्षार पर अपनिली आख्यक्षा पत्र शदनिक्षासंक 15.7.2020 दक्षारक्षा शनिददेशिक्षालय कक उपलब्ध करक्षातदे हहए अपचक्षारली कमरचक्षारली शली हदेरन्द्र भिटनिक्षागर , तत्कक्षाललीनि प्रधक्षानि सहक्षायक कक्षायक्षारलय जजिलक्षा शविदक्षालय शनिरलीकक , लजलतपयर पर अजधरकशपत आरकप ससंख्यक्षा-01 मम शिक्षासककीय प्रशक्रियक्षा कदे शविपरलीत अपचक्षारली कमरचक्षारली दक्षारक्षा शली श्यक्षाम सयन्दर शतविक्षारली , तत्कक्षाललीनि प्रधक्षानि सहक्षायक कक्षायक्षारलय मण्डललीय ससंयक्त शशिकक्षा शनिददेशिक, झक्षासंसली कक उनिककी पत्निली शलीमतली सक्षाधनिक्षा शतविक्षारली ककी शनियशय क्त सम्बसंधली ममूल पत्रक्षाविलली शबनिक्षा शकसली कक्षायक्षारलयलीय प्रशक्रियक्षा कदे हस्तगत करक्षानिदे सम्बसंधली आरकप कक प्रमक्षाशणत पक्षायक्षा गयक्षा हहै। तत्क्रिम मम अपचक्षारली कमरचक्षारली शली हरन्दे द्र भिटनिक्षागर , तत्कक्षाललीनि प्रधक्षानि सहक्षायक कक्षायक्षारलय जजिलक्षा शविदक्षालय शनिरलीकक , लजलतपयर दक्षारक्षा अपनिदे उक्त पद कदे कक्षायरकक्षाल कदे ददौरक्षानि शिक्षासककीय पत्रक्षाविजलयखों कदे आदक्षानि प्रदक्षानि मम जिक्षानिबमूझकर शविभिक्षागलीय प्रशक्रियक्षाओसं ककी अविहदेलनिक्षा करनिदे सम्बसंधली उक्त आरकप कदे प्रमक्षाशणत पक्षायदे जिक्षानिदे ककी दशिक्षा मम शली भिटनिक्षागर कक आगक्षामली ददेय एक विदेतनि विवृशद्धि स्थक्षायली रूप रककतदे हहए उनिकदे शविरूद्धि शनिददेशिक्षालय कदे सन्दशभिरत आददेशि शदनिक्षासंक 28.10.2020 दक्षारक्षा गशतमक्षानि अनियशिक्षासनिक्षात्मक कक्षायरविक्षाहली एतद्दक्षारक्षा समक्षाप्त शकयदे जिक्षानिदे कक्षा शनिणरय जलयक्षा जिक्षातक्षा हहै।"
The relevant extract of the order, quoted above, clearly shows that it is passed upon the report of the Regional Joint Director of Education, Agra and the impugned order does not indicate that any independent mind has been applied by the respondent no.3 in passing the impugned order.
Accordingly, this Court finds that the impugned order is not sustainable. It is hereby set aside. The respondent no.3- Additional Director of Basic Education, Prayagraj is at liberty to pass fresh order in accordance with law after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this order.
The writ petition is allowed subject to the observations made above.
Order Date :- 12.8.2021 NS