Ram Kumar Shukla v. C/M Rashtriya Inter College, Ranapur , Barabanki Thru. Its Manager Sunil Kumar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
SPECIAL APPEAL No. 113 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Arun Bhansali, CJ and Jaspreet Singh, J), decided 22.5.2024. DIOS Barabanki refused approval (order dated 03.02.2024) of the appellant teacher's suspension dated 18.12.2023; the inquiry Committee was actually constituted by order dated 02.02.2024, which was never challenged. The appellant retired on 31.03.2024, rendering the respondent Committee's writ (Writ-A No. 2592 of 2024) and the Single Judge's stay order dated 25.04.2024 infructuous. Appeal allowed; stay order set aside; writ dismissed as infructuous; respondents free to challenge the 02.02.2024 order. Keywords: DIOS approval of suspension, superannuation, infructuous writ petition, interim stay set aside, constitution of inquiry Committee, Barabanki intermediate college.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed; order dated 25.04.2024 of the learned Single Judge set aside; Writ-A No. 2592 of 2024 dismissed as having become infructuous; respondents left free to question the validity of order dated 02.02.2024 in accordance with law.