Chandrama Prasad and 19 Others v. State of Up and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - A No. 19055 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, decided 19.12.2024 by Ajay Bhanot, J. (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC:198839). Petitioners Chandrama Prasad and 19 others, Incharge Headmasters, claimed salary of the Headmaster/Principal post; representation to competent authority pending. Court, without deciding merits, issued time-bound direction to District Basic Education Officer, Jaunpur to decide representation within three months; writ petition finally disposed of. Keywords: Incharge Headmaster; regular salary; representation; District Basic Education Officer; BSA Jaunpur; time-bound disposal; no merits adjudication; reliance on Raj Kishori Kushwaha (Writ A No. 3863 of 2018); counsel Amit Kumar Singh; C.S.C.; Tej Bhan Singh.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the District Basic Education Officer, Jaunpur/competent authority to decide the petitioners' representation regarding their claims for regular salary of Headmaster/Principal within three months from receipt of a certified copy of the order, along with a fresh copy of the representation.