Hari Prasad v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Basic Education Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
In-charge Headmaster; Incharge Head Teacher; Government Order dated 14.10.2025; Paragraph 6; district-level seniority list; senior-most teachers; written consent advertisement; written undertaking of unwillingness; District Basic Education Officer Sultanpur; misreading of Government Order; ulterior motive; bona fide; personal appearance; show cause; disciplinary action; Additional Chief Secretary Government of U.P.; Basic Education Department; Upper Primary School Angnakol; Block Kurebhar; District Sultanpur; certiorari; mandamus; notice dasti; Writ-A No. 5143 of 2026; connected with Writ-A No. 5122 of 2026 Rekha Pandey Vs. State of U.P.; interim directions; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Sangeeta Chandra J.; Hari Prasad.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only; final prayers (certiorari quashing the order dt. 10.04.2026 and mandamus protecting the petitioner's functioning as Incharge Head Teacher, Upper Primary School Angnakol, Block-Kurebhar, District-Sultanpur) not decided. Directions issued: (i) notice to respondent no.3, to be served dasti and through the Office of the District Basic Education Officer, with steps to be filed forthwith; (ii) the District Basic Education Officer, Sultanpur to remain personally present on 26.05.2026 to explain the alleged misreading of the Government Order dated 14.10.2025 and show cause against a reference to the Additional Chief Secretary, Government of U.P. for disciplinary action; (iii) matter to be listed and connected with Writ-A No. 5122 of 2026, 'Rekha Pandey Vs. State of U.P. and Others', on 26.05.2026.