Disposed

Promila Anand v. Guru Nanak Public School & Anr.

Delhi HC16 Aug 2024W.P.(C)/11378/2024

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What is this about?

Writ petition sought quashing of disciplinary inquiry proceedings alleging violation of natural justice by the Inquiry Officer. The Court, relying on Supreme Court precedent that charge sheets are ordinarily not interfered with under Article 226, permitted withdrawal with liberty to raise objections before the Disciplinary Authority.

What did the court decide?

Petition withdrawn; liberty to approach Disciplinary Authority/DSE with objections, representation to be decided in a time bound manner.

Promila Anand Vs Guru Nanak Public School & Anr. — Service and Employment | Delhi HC (2024)

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$~70

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 11378/2024

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PROMILA ANAND .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nitin Goel and Mr. Mayank Goel, Advocates.

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versus

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GURU NANAK PUBLIC SCHOOL & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms Latika Choudhury, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

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O R D E R

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% 16.08.2024

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CM APPL. 47232/2024

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Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 11378/2024 and CM APPL. 47231/2024

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This writ petition although filed as seeking writ of quo warranto, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the same be treated seeking a writ of certiorari and a writ of mandamus. The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of the inquiry proceedings held on 05.04.2024, 08.04.2024, 15.04.2024, 19.04.2024, 24.04.2024 and 02.08.2024.

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Broadly understood, the case of the Petitioner is that the principles of natural justice are being violated by the Inquiry Officer inasmuch as the witnesses are being orally examined and/or some vital documents are not being supplied.

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The law on interference by the Court exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India at the stage of show cause and charge memo is more than well-settled. The Supreme Court in Union of

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W.P.(C) 11378/2024

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/08/2024 at 11:19:16

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India and Another v. Kunisetty Satyanarayana, (2006) 12 SCC 28, has held that it is in very rare and exceptional cases that High Court can quash a charge sheet or a show-cause notice if it is found to be wholly without jurisdiction or wholly illegal. Ordinarily, the High Court should not interfere in such a matter. Relevant paragraph is extracted hereunder for ready reference:

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“16. No doubt, in some very rare and exceptional cases the High Court can quash a charge-sheet or show-cause notice if it is found to be wholly without jurisdiction or for some other reason if it is wholly illegal. However, ordinarily the High Court should not interfere in such a matter.”

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The issues raised by the Petitioner in the present petition do not fall under any of the parameters warranting interference in the charge sheet and/or inquiry proceedings at this stage.

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Faced with this, learned counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions, seeks to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Disciplinary Authority/DSE raising objections against the inquiry proceedings and/or other alleged violations of principles of natural justice by Inquiry Officer.

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Petition stands disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Disciplinary Authority and as and when any representation is made by the Petitioner, the same shall be decided in a time bound manner. All other objections and contentions raised in the petition are left open to be taken up at the appropriate stage.

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Pending application also stands disposed of.

JYOTI SINGH, J

AUGUST 16, 2024

B.S. Rohella

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W.P.(C) 11378/2024

This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/08/2024 at 11:19:16

Promila Anand v. Guru Nanak Public School & Anr.

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