Sugandha Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Alternative statutory remedy; Rule 13 / Section 13; District Appellate Authority; Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules, 2020; untrained teachers; cancellation of appointment without notice; Memo No. 18 dated 14.01.2023; Block Education Officer Taradih Darbhanga; Headmaster Letter No. 1 dated 19.01.2023 stopping attendance; supplementary examination Diploma in Primary Education; main examination November 2018; State Education Research and Training Council Mahendru Patna; Article 226 Constitution of India; limitation condonation in light of writ pursuit; writ disposed of with liberty, not dismissed; Panchayat/Block Teacher; consequential benefits; Patna High Court; Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.; CWJC No.15959 of 2023; Darbhanga; Madhubani; education department.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file an application before the District Appellate Authority under Rule 13 of the Rules, 2020; the authority directed to dispose of it in accordance with law, after hearing the parties, by a reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible; any limitation question to be considered in light of the petitioners' pursuit of the issue before this Court under Article 226.