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Managing Committee Vidya Vikash High School Hs and Ors. v. Gitan Barai and Ors.

Calcutta HC20 Dec 2021MAT/1351/2021

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The High Court dismissed a mandamus appeal and a connected application challenging an order requiring school authorities to hand over the provident fund of a deceased teacher, holding that the impugned order did not appear to have been passed illegally or in excess of jurisdiction.

What did the court decide?

Appeal MAT 1351 of 2021 and connected application CAN 1 of 2021 dismissed; no order as to costs.

Managing Committee Vidya Vikash High… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Calcutta HC (2021)

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20.12.2021

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Court : 04 Item : 278 Matter : MAT Status : DISPOSED OF Transcriber: nandy

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MAT 1351 of 2021 with CAN 1 of 2021

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The Managing Committee, Vidya Vikash High School (H.S.). Vs.

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Gita Barai & Ors.

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Mr. Biswaroop Bhattacharya, Advocate Mr. Pratik Majumdar, Advocate

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……for the Appellant

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Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya, Ld. A.G.P. Mr. Suman Dey, Advocate

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……for the State

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Mr. Himadri Barua, Advocate Mr. Biswajit Das, Advocate

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……for the Private Respondents

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Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharya, Advocate

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……for the Respondent No. 5

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The innocuous order passed on December 13, 2021 by the Single Bench directing the President of the Managing Committee and the Teacher-in-charge of the School to appear personally with a cheque covering the amount of the provident fund of the petitioner on December 22, 2021, is assailed in this mandamus appeal.

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The aforesaid order is challenged on the premise that the deceased-teacher was terminated and/or was dismissed from service upon a validly constituted proceeding and, therefore, not entitled to any amount admissible to such service. Our attention is drawn to the fact that the appellant authority did not accept the contention that the deceased-teacher was terminated in a validly constituted proceeding and the same is assailed in the said writ-petition

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which is pending.

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The fact remains that the wife of the deceased has not received any amount, be it retiral or otherwise from the authority. The earlier order, which was passed against the appellant that the entire retiral benefit should be released, is in fact, modified in the impugned order and restricting to the disbursement of the provident fund amount.

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The District Inspector of School and the appellants are not ad idem on their respective contentions. It appears to us that there is an attempt to shirk the responsibility from one shoulder to another having the resultant effect of deprivation of the wife of the deceased-teacher.

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Since the order does not appear to us, having passed illegally and/or in excess of jurisdiction, no interference is called for.

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The appeal being MAT 1351 of 2021 is dismissed. No order as to costs.

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In view of disposal of the main appeal itself, the connected application being CAN 1 of 2021 is also dismissed .

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(Harish Tandon, J.)

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(Rabindranath Samanta, J.)

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Managing Committee Vidya Vikash High School Hs and Ors. v. Gitan Barai and Ors.

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