The Patna High Court disposed of a writ petition challenging the termination of the petitioner's service as a Vikash Mitra due to discrepancies in her education certificate. The Court held that the genuineness of the certificate is a disputed question of fact unsuitable for summary disposal in writ jurisdiction.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13383 of 2024
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Sunita Kumari W/o Papu Das R/o village- Shahpur, Post- Uttarnama, P.S.Rahui, District- Nalanda, State- Bihar, Pin- 80311.
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjit Jha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Pleader 14 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
ORAL ORDER
2 05-09-2024
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the state.
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passed the order of termination of the petitioner contained in Memo No. 3617 dated 11.12.2023 (Annxure-21 of the writ petition) and the said order is basically impugned. He further submits that order passed by the Collector has been challenged before this Hon’ble Court in CWJC No. 450 of 2024 in which a direction was made to prefer appeal in this matter. Thereafter, the petitioner has preferred appeal before the Appellate Authority i.e., Mission Director, Govt. of Bihar through Appeal No. 03 of 2024, but his appeal was again rejected vide order dated 19.07.2024 and being aggrieved by the order passed by the District Magistrate (Annexure-21) as well as the Appellate Authority, Mission Director, Govt. of Bihar (Annexure-27), the present writ petition has been filed.
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submits that after going through the impugned orders passed by the Collector as well as the Appellate Authority, there is no need of filing any counter affidavit as the orders passed by the Appellate Authority is itself clear. He further submits that due reason has been assigned in the appellate order point wise on the basis of which the Appellate Authority has submitted that this certificate is not genuine and be accepted.
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legislature can grant recognition about existence of any Organization or issuance of any certificate. Here, in the present case, there is absolute lacking of the same. As such, the said certificate issued by the Organization in question has not been accepted.
“9. The issue is whether the certificate issued in the name of the institution as Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Bihar was a bonafide error of print in place of Dr. Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Jokiya, Begusarai, Bihar.
10. The dispute itself can be resolved, if the certificates, which have been produced by the petitioners have the records verified from the institution, namely, Dr. Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Jokiya, Begusarai, Bihar.
11. In the facts of the case, the following directions are being passed: The training certificate produced by Ekbal Ahmad (petitioner of C.W.J.C. No. 6740 of 2013) would be verified from Dr. Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit
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Vidyapeeth, Jokiya, Begusarai, Bihar. If on verification, it is found that the certificate was in fact issued from the institution, then in that case the impugned order dated 22.01.2013 passed by the District Education Officer, Vaishali has to be withdrawn, as the said institution is affiliated with Gandhi Hindi Vidyapeeth Prayag (Hindi University), Allahabad and is also recognized by NCTE.
12. So far as the petitioner Sanjeev Kumar (C.W.J.C. No. 7148 of 2013) is concerned, it appears that his case was recommended for appointment as an Assistant Teacher, but as his certificate was issued by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Bihar and not by Dr. Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Jokiya, Begusarai, Bihar, his appointment was not considered. The respondents would also have his certificate verified from Dr. Ambedkar Hindi Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Jokiya, Begusarai, Bihar and if on verification it was found that such certificate, in fact, was issued from the institution, his case for appointment as an Assistant Teacher would be considered.
13. It is expected that the whole exercise would be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
14. With the aforesaid observation, both the writ applications are disposed of.”
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( ). i शश्रीमतश्री ससुनश्रीतता कसुमतारश्री दतारता वरर 1998 मम ममैटटटक समकक्ष परश्रीक्षता उतश् र ीर टकयता गयता हमै तथता टनददेशक, शशोध एवव प्रटशक्षर, टशक्षता टवभताग, टबिहतार कदे पततावक 479, टदनतावक 25.08.2022 दतारता इस सवस्थतान ककी सम्बिद्धतता डश्री०एल० कशोसर एवव टहन्दश्री टवश्वटवदतालय, इलताहताबिताद हदेतसु हशोनदे ककी जतानकतारश्री ददेतदे हहए वरर 2022-23 मम इसककी समताटप्ति कता mYys[k टकयता गयता हमै।
(ii). शश्रीमतश्री ससुनश्रीतता कसुमतारश्री दतारता प्रताप्ति शमैक्षटरक प्रमतारपत टकसश्री मतादयटमक परश्रीक्षता बिशोडर अथवता सटमटत अथवता परररद दतारता जतारश्री नहहीं टकयता गयता हमै , अटपतसु सवलग्न प्रमतारपत डश्री०एल० कशोसर हदेतसु मतान्य izkIr एवव टवश्वटवदतालय सदे सवबिद्धतता प्रताप्ति सवस्थतान दतारता जतारश्री टकयता गयता हमै , जशो सवददेहतास्पद हमै।
(iii). जजलता टशक्षता पदताजधकतारश्री, नतालन्दता कदे पततावक 1817 टदनतावक 16.10.2023 कदे दतारता भश्री यह स्पष्ट टकयता गयता हमै टक Council of Boards of School Education in India ( COBSE ) कदे सतावरजटनक ससूचनता कदे अनुतार मतात स सवसद, रताज्य टवधताटयकता अथवता कदेन्द्र / रताज्य सरकतार कदे
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कतायरकतारश्री आददेश कदे दतारता स्थताटपत बिशोडर / परररद दतारता हश्री Xth और XIIth ककी उपताजध दश्री जता सकतश्री हमै। Open School Board अथवता सवस्थतान हश्री मतात सवसद एवव रताज्य टवधताटयकता अथवता कदेन्द्र / रताज्य सरकतार कदे कतायरकतारश्री आददेश कदे दतारता स्थताटपत टकए जता सकतदे हह। यह अजधकतार टकसश्री अन्य सवगठन अथवता शमैक्षटरक सवस्थतान कशो प्रताप्ति नहहीं हमै। (iv). टकसश्री सवस्थतान कदे टकसश्री अन्य पताठ्यक्रम हदेतसु मतान्यतता प्रताप्ति हशोनदे कदे उपरतान्त उस सवस्थतान दतारता टबिनता टकसश्री प्रताजधकतार ककी अनसुमटत सदे चलताए गए अन्य टनम्न / उच्च स्तर कदे पताठ्यक्रम कता सवचतालन करतदे हहए जतारश्री प्रमतारपत वमैध प्रतश्रीत नहहीं हशोतता हमै।
(v). प्रमतारपत जतारश्री करनदे वतालदे सवस्थतान कदे पदताजधकतारश्री दतारता प्रमतारपत ककी सत्यतता कशो प्रमताटरत करनता उसकदे वमैध हशोनदे कता आधतार नहहीं मतानता जता सकतता हमै।
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genuine by the Competent Court then in that case, the petitioner shall be entitled for all the reliefs including his continuation of Vikash Mitra and also arrears of salary from the date of removal, but at this juncture, this Court is not granting any relief to the petitioner, save and except, the observation made above.
(Dr. Anshuman, J)
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can decide the disputed question of genuineness of an educational certificate in writ jurisdiction.
Whether the petitioner is entitled to reinstatement and consequential benefits pending the outcome of certification verification.
Whether the Appellate Authority's rejection of the petitioner's appeal based on certificate authenticity warrants interim relief.
Sunita Kumari W/o Papu Das
The State of Bihar Through the Mission Director, Bihar Mahadalit Vikash Mission
The Dy. Director of Bihari Mahadalit Vikash Mission Department
The Collector, Bihar Sharif
The District Welfare Officer, Bihar Sharif
The Sub Divisional Officer, Rahui
Dr. Anshuman
As recorded by the court registry
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