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Jitendra Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Basic Education and 3 Others

Allahabad HC26 Feb 2024WRIA/1422/2024

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The Allahabad High Court quashed the order cancelling the petitioner's appointment as Assistant Teacher due to lack of prior show cause notice and opportunity of hearing, granting liberty to pass fresh orders.

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Quashed the order dated 08.01.2024 and granted liberty to opposite parties to pass fresh orders after hearing the petitioner.

Jitendra Kumar Singh vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin… — Service and Employment | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:16978

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Court No. - 17

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1422 of 2024

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Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Education And 3 Others

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Counsel for Petitioner :- Omkar Singh,Akhilesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rishabh Tripathi

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Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

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Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned State Counsel for opposite parties 1 & 2 and Mr. Rishabh Tripathi, learned counsel for opposite parties 3 and 4.

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Petition has been filed challenging order dated 08.01.2024 whereby petitioner's appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher has been cancelled on ground of his educational qualification certificates being not in accordance with the Recruitment Rules.

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Learned counsel for petitioner submits that although impugned order has been passed only a day after the appointment order dated 07.01.2024 was issued but neither any opportunity of hearing nor even a show cause notice was ever issued to petitioner to clarify his stand.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties have submitted that the order impugned has been passed only a day after issuance of appointment letter and is covered under Rule 23 of relevant Rules of 1981 mentioned in the impugned order itself.

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Upon consideration of submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perusal of material on record particularly the impugned order, it is evident that neither any show cause notice nor any opportunity of hearing was provided to petitioner prior to passing of impugned order which even

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otherwise has been issued after issuance of appointment in his favour.

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Considering aforesaid facts, the impugned order dated 08.01.2024 is hereby quashed by issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari granting liberty to opposite parties to pass fresh orders but only after considering reply of petitioner and affording opportunity of hearing to him.

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Resultantly, the petition succeeds and is allowed at the admission stage itself. There shall be no order as to costs.

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Order Date :- 26.2.2024 kvg/-

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Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Jitendra Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Basic Education and 3 Others

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