Dismissed

Dr Shashi Bhushan Sonhadra v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC19 Nov 2019W.P.(C)/9423/2018

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What is this about?

A PIL seeking directions to fill teacher vacancies, provide student transportation, and introduce nursery education. The Court found ongoing proceedings for teacher appointments and other related cases, hence declined to monitor further but directed the lowest respondent to fill vacancies and provide water at the earliest.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no. 3 to fill vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff at the earliest and provide drinking water in Government schools.

Dr Shashi Bhushan Sonhadra Vs Government of NCT of… — Education and Admissions | Delhi HC (2019)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Date of decision: 19^th November, 2019

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- W.P.(C) 9423/2018

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DR SHASHI BHUSHAN SONHADRA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shashank Deosudhi, Adv.

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versus

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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS..... Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, ASC with Mr. Naman Jain, Adv. and Ms. Archana Gaur, OSD, HQ-DOE for GNCTD Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Adv. for respondent no. 3

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CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR

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O R D E R % 19.11.2019

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D.N. PATEL, CHIEF JUSTICE (ORAL)

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This Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been preferred with the following prayers:

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“(a) Issue appropriate writ directing the respondents to fill the existing vacancies of teachers in time bound manner in government schools of NCT of Delhi.

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(b) Issue broad guidelines, in the alternative for transportation mechanism of government school students

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on the line and pattern of private schools and explore the feasibilities and possibilities for budgetary transportation of the students.

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(c) Issue a direction to explore the possibilities of nursery and kindergarten education in all the government schools of NCT of Delhi on the pattern of private schools.

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(d) Issue any other appropriate writ that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts &, circumstances of the case.”

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Having heard counsel for both the sides and looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, it appears that several grievances have been ventilated in this writ petition for filling-up of the vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff in schools and providing therein other infrastructural facilities including drinking water.

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Counsel appearing for the respondent no. 3 submits that counter affidavit has already been filed by the respondent no. 3 wherein it has been stated that appointment process of 9232 vacancies for the posts of teachers is underway. She further submits that selection process is already over for 9232 vacancies to the posts of teachers and only final posting is to be done subject to certain verifications. We have also been pointed out by counsel for the Respondent No.3 that one CCP No.1133/2016 is also going on before the learned Single Judge, in which certain directions have been given by the learned Single Judge for filling-up further vacancies of 15000 teachers.

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In view of these submissions, we see no reason to further monitor this case. Nonetheless, we hereby direct the respondent no. 3 to fill-up the vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff at the earliest. We

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further direct the respondents to provide drinking water in the Government schools as well as wherever there is a need of upliftment of infrastructural facility, the same shall also be evaluated by the concerned respondent and remedial steps to this effect shall be carried out at the earliest.

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With these observations, this writ petition is hereby disposed of.

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CHIEF JUSTICE

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C.HARI SHANKAR, J. NOVEMBER 19, 2019 r.bararia

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Dr Shashi Bhushan Sonhadra v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

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