Gyan Mati Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy./ Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Secondary Edu., Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 19); Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:2953; WRIT - A No. 378 of 2025; decided 17.1.2025 by Hon'ble Manish Mathur, J.; petitioner Gyan Mati Verma (Principal) vs State of U.P. and others incl. DIOS Ambedkar Nagar (OP-4) and outsourced Class-IV appointee (OP-6, name not stated). Keywords: stoppage of Principal's salary; order dated 29.11.2024 quashed as without jurisdiction; certiorari; District Inspector of Schools; Intermediate Education Act, 1921; Regulation 101 amendment; outsourcing of Class-IV appointments; reservation policy and roster compliance; letter dated 16.10.2024; release of salary arrears; continued regular salary payment subject to fresh orders; petition allowed at admission stage.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the order dated 29.11.2024 by a writ of certiorari; direction to the District Inspector of Schools, Ambedkar Nagar to release arrears of salary forthwith and continue regular payment subject to fresh orders; liberty to the opposite parties to pass fresh orders strictly in accordance with law, including on the reservation aspect if applicable; parties to bear their own costs; petition allowed at the admission stage itself.