Suman Kr. Mandal v. Wbbse and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Assistant teacher reinstatement appeal disposed of by relegation to WBBSE; writ petition dismissed for belated approach/delay; condonation of delay application withdrawn; Leave Rules — duty to consider reasons for absence from duties; father's death and mother's illness as cause of absence; representations to school authorities unanswered; West Bengal Regional School Service Commission recommendation; Jagtala Surjya Kumar Vidyalaya; Board hearing notices adjourned thrice due to pending appeal; fresh notice and reasoned order by Secretary of the Board uninfluenced by impugned order; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Appeal FMA 1196 of 2022 and connected stay application CAN 2 of 2022 disposed of by relegating the matter to the Secretary of the WBBSE: fresh notice within four weeks; hearing to the school authorities and the appellant; reasoned order in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the impugned order, to be communicated within four weeks thereafter. IA No. CAN 1 of 2022 dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs.