30.10.2024
Sl. No.59
akd/AP
W. P. A. 26484 of 2024
[Animesh Mandal -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.]
Mr. Prahlad Chandra Ghosh
Mr. Subir Hazra
for the petitioner
… …
Mr. Vimal Kumar Shahi ..
ld. A.G.P.
Mr. Saitendra Nath Chaudhury
Mr. Subhajit Chaudhury
State
… … for the
1. The petitioner is aggrieved that inspite of serving for more
than eleven years in the respondent school, his service was not
approved by the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary
Education), South 24-Parganas. To that effect and for redressal
of his grievance he has submitted a written prayer vide his letter
dated 07.10.2022. The same is yet to be considered by the said
respondent- District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education),
South 24-Parganas.
2. The State is obviously opposing the prayer of the petitioner
on the ground that regarding approval the respondent is duty
bound under the provisions of the School Service Commission
Act, 1997, to follow the provisions thereof.
3. Considering all as above, this Court is inclined to direct the
respondent-District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education),
South 24-Parganas to consider and dispose of the petition
er’s
prayer vide his letter dated 07.10.2024. In doing so, it shall afford
opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the school and any
other authority or person as he thinks fit and proper. He shall
also take into consideration the relevant provisions of law or
judicial verdicts as referred to before it by the petitioner or any
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other parties. It shall dispose of the said prayer of the petitioner
by a reasoned order, within a maximum period of four weeks
from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
4. The writ petition is disposed of.
5. There shall be no order as to costs.
6. All parties shall act on a server copy of this order duly
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(Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)