Raj Shankar Arya and 10 Others v. State of Up and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Writ - A No. 2694 of 2025 (decided September 8, 2025, Manju Rani Chauhan, J.). Eleven petitioners led by Raj Shankar Arya sought direction to respondent no. 5, District Basic Education Officer, Deoria, to reckon two years' earlier service as Assistant Basic School Teacher in their service books and decide their representations. Petition disposed without expressing opinion on merits; liberty granted to file fresh individual representations within three weeks with certified copy; respondent no. 5 to decide by reasoned and speaking order after hearing, preferably within eight weeks, if no legal impediment. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to file fresh individual applications/representations before respondent no. 5 (District Basic Education Officer, Deoria) within three weeks, with supporting documents and a certified copy of the order; respondent no. 5 to consider and decide the same strictly in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order after giving opportunity of hearing, preferably within eight weeks of production of the certified copy, if there is no legal impediment.