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C/M Janta Laghu Madhyamik Vidyalaya and Another v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC4 Apr 2022WRIA/4537/2022

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The High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition seeking permission to advertise a vacant peon post in a junior high school. The Court relied on a precedent that quashed a Government Order declaring such posts a dead cadre as arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21-A. The petitioner was directed to advertise the vacancy within two weeks, subject to the outcome of a pending special appea

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Respondent No.2 is directed to permit the petitioner to advertise the vacant post of peon within two weeks.

C/M Janta Laghu Madhyamik Vidyalaya and Another… — Education and Admissions | Allahabad HC (2022)

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Court No. - 32

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4537 of 2022

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Petitioner :- C/M Janta Laghu Madhyamik Vidyalaya And Another Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Balwant Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

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Hon'ble Siddharth,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner is the Committee of Management of Janta Laghu Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Shahpur, Belghat, Gorakhpur and has approached this Court praying for direction to the District Basic Education Officer, Gorakhpur- respondent no.2 to permit the petitioners to advertise the post for selection and appointment on the post of peon lying vacant since 31.12.2012.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Committee of Management, Manorama Kanya Junior High School, Moradabad and another Vs. State of U.P. and 2 others passed in Writ-A No. 5418 of 2019 and has submitted that the above writ petition was decided by the following order:-

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"34. Consequently, the Government Order dated 15.01.2019, insofar as it declares Class-III and Class-IV posts in junior high schools to be a dead cadre, is found to be wholly arbitrary, irrational, suffering from non application of mind and violative of Articles 14 & 21-A of the Constitution of India as also in teeth of the Act of 2009. The Government Order to that extent, accordingly, stands quashed. All consequential orders passed in the present bunch of writ petitions passed on different dates, declining permission to fill up the posts of Clerks and Class IV employees following the said Government Order, under challenge in the present bunch of petitions, are also quashed.

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As a consequence, the post in Class III and Class IV cadre, already sanctioned vide Government Order dated 2nd July, 1990, shall continue to exist and it shall be open to the private management to make appointments against it by following the procedure laid down in the Rules of 1984."

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Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to advertise the vacancy for the post of peon, which post is required to be filled at the

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earliest.

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Learned Standing Counsel has placed before this Court the order dated 22.2.2022 passed in Special Appeal Defective No.30 of 2022, whereby the aforesaid judgment of the learned Single Judge has been challenged. However, from the aforesaid order it is clear that no interim order has been granted in favour of the State. The appeal has only been admitted for hearing and directed to be listed for hearing after four months.

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The respondent No.2, District Basic Education Officer, Gorakhpur is directed to permit the petitioner to advertise the post of peon vacant in the institution for last more than 9 years within a period of two weeks from the date of the production of a copy of this order downloaded from the official website of Allahabad High Court is placed before him.

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However, appointment made on the Class-IV post shall be subject to the final outcome of Special Appeal Defective No. 30 of 2022.

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The writ petition is allowed .

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Order Date :- 4.4.2022 Rohit

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Digitally signed by ROHIT DAS Date: 2022.04.04 13:24:53 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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