WP(C) 6188/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE H. BARUAH. Heard Mr. M. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D. Deka, learned standing counsel, Education Department for the respondents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for both the parties, the matter is taken up for final disposal at the motion stage. Petitioner herein is Headmistress-in-charge of the Goalpara High School and she has been put under suspension by the impugned order dated 11-10-2010 (Annexure-V ) by the Inspector of Schools, GDC, Goalpara subject to approval of the Director of Secondary Education, Assam. The grievance of the petitioner is that the Inspector of Schools, GDC, Goalpara is not the appointing authority in respect of Principal, Vice Principal, Headmas ter, Head Mistress, Assistant Headmaster, Assistant Head-Mistress, Post-Graduate Teacher, demonstrator mentioned in rules 3(1)(b) and 3(1)(b)(i) and (v). The pe titioner being Head Mistress-in-charge of the school, it is claimed by her that the Inspector of Schools does not have the jurisdiction to issue such an order a s impugned herein. It is, therefore, contended that the impugned order passed by the Inspector of Schools is liable to be set aside and quashed since the same w as passed by the authority, who is does not have any jurisdiction. On filing of this writ petition, this court by an order dated 23-11-2010 directe d the learned standing counsel, Education Department to obtain instruction in re gard to the issuance of the impugned suspension order against the petitioner by the Inspector of Schools, GDC, Goalpara. Today the instruction has been placed before this court by the learned standing counsel, wherein it has been indicated that the impugned order dated 11-10-2010 issued by the Inspector of Schools, GDC, Goalpara has not been approved by the D irector of Secondary Education, Assam, Kahilipara. Therefore, in view of the non approval of the order issued by the Inspector of School suspending the petition er by the Director of Secondary Education, the same (impugned order) cannot stan d in the eye of law. It is accordingly set aside and quashed. This writ petition is allowed. No cost. The letter No. GB-EST/Disc/3/2010/116 dated Kahilipara the 30th November, 2010 s hall form a part of record.