t^ CS: oy AT lC.G.j ^;%"r f^S.S'S?- ^S? .•^^'5-^T^'€C?L!^5 s"g,°f^ 'y-'S'S l£t iUtt Sifil'tEfK US' ^^*:s!y?PTS''^€^*BST?t1t iST' t^ ,s A ^ t^^' .!:'§i&^», Ku. Kamla KeraJ<etta, aged 4fo Years, Prineipal, Governnient 's Bovs I-Iigine Secondarv School. Jashpur (C.G.i ^v^4(^ TUa C+ ^ ^// \°^ '^i .^^ 6.w L\'<A ^y^ i'he State ot Chhattisgarri through Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Mantrajava. D.K.S. Bhawan, .Rajflur. 2. Comrnissioner, Tribal Welia.re Depa-rt.iTi.ent. Rsipur (C.G.i 5, Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Welfarte Departaient, Jasnpur 14. CQllector, Jashpur I'-iagai', Jashpiir. 5, Mr. I.R. Min{, Uovernnieiit Higher Secondai'y School, Naj'ayaii.pur {C.G.) 7-^<r ^y^ ^".'? ••< fr' .^../ • • ^'.? WRIT PE'riTION L?NDER ART1CLES 225/227 OF TI1E CONSTITUTION QF INDIA FOR .S8UANC]: ./^.'r1 ^ i )r WKll 1N NATURE OF MANDAMUS^JJERTIORAEX .AND/OR_ANY OTIffiR WRIT OF LIKE NAJIJRE The -iwtitioner respecsMh' subnii.ts as usidcr:- 'l i , PARTICULARS OF THE PETITIONER .1- 11!!^ ^'^S^^^^^^^^^^^,^!^ V^^^^^^^^^^^^^^S^^^^^^^^Si^^^^!^^^^^l^^^^ ^^!^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WRIT PETITION N0.4001/03 Ku. Kainla Keraketta Vg. ;late of CMiatttsgaTh & Ors. Poatfor: 3 i/.3/2004. i*a'- f» ( <^y |1' :.l';; SS I^SL;i"^;26%)-.: Writ Petition No.4001/03 Ku. Kamla Keraketta Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & ors. Per Fakhruddta,J: Ttie present petition lias been filed by Uie petitloner challenguig the order dated 1/10/2003 (Annexure-P/1), whereby respondent no.5 has ^been poeted in the post of Principal, Ooirt. Boys Highcr Sccondary School, Jashpur Nagar. Shc has also challcnged the order dated 22/1 1/2003 (Ai-mexure-P/2j, whereby she has been clamped with the chai'Res of embezzlement ol' t'uncls. 2. The subruission of the petitioner is that as per Annexure-P/3 dated 5/7/3003, she wae posted at Jashpur Nagar bv thc State bv foUowing ordcr: ^O SRIRT 1i'<t|>ti<;l, CTRTII, 5mTO 51^'Myt 'q'iS-SI-S TI y\yii fSftfT viwy ^T WR' 'wfea ^ TOT % SR 47 WFritiR?! ^ ?TR10?TO 'i30ITIO?nc-lT, "-l^i^-1'i'<!, toi uRiy v an"pft gire?T ^ha 'q?W -f^qT •3r@i t i" It ia subiuittcd that whilc shc was working at Jashpur Nagar, titie order Annexurc-P/1 has bccn passcd by fhe State, which reads as under: /^o //T"1y-22-24/2003/25-1 /W.W4f-V^ V^ gTTT W?0?TO^O'[TTO?T10^ ''" ^. f^TT M<^I^JI'< • ^ flremf '^l' ^ ?T^ ^ lfr<vi-w+)4 ^i^Kii ^ft sn^osrRofe.^rra, IITOO 30 'wo ?TTO, '1^I'4UI^ ^Sf^ ^jRTy ?CT aTW:f,?TI'?i'OTO^O:(ff05TIO, •j1?l^-i'1'l'< racTT ^1?]^ ^ 4? ^ SiWrit ^T^TT TO^T SRE.TPTT ^T ^ TT^a-T feTT •J1K1T 3. Leamcd counsel for thc pctitioncr subniitted that thc posting order ofrespondent No.5 as Pi''li'iclpal as perAnnexure P-1 has been made, but it is nowhere stated fhat the petitioner wiu not function as Principal. Counsel for the petitioner adinitted that respondent No,5 ie senior to the pctitioncr. Hc howcvcr subinittcd that thc Stote haa not passed specilic order. II is coiiieiided tsy ilie peLilioiier Uial there is an anomaly. 4. Leamed counsel for respondents no. 1 to 4 on the otlier haiid submitted that the post of Principal carries the grade of Rs.SOOO/- cind neifher the petitioner nor respondent No,5 havc bccn granted that scale, It is further subniittcd that thcy ai'e tn Ihe scale of Rs.6500/-. It 1s also submltted that the petitioner is the Lecturer of ttie batcli of year 1995 and the respondent no.5 is the Lecturer ofthe batch ofyear 1992 and as such respondent No.5 is much senior. 5. Lcarncd coLUiscl for rcspondcnt No.5 rcitorat.cd thc abovc fact and contended tliat rcspondcnt No.5 is niuch senlor to the pedtloner. He submltted tliat one Sliri G.K. •llif Y(''2_ B$1....... :i.^.-;;; .i-...'^w«<--y»SE^:.;^ •? •';-;:<?..^ss-?^^^:.?^:'^- Tiwari wae the Principal, who had died while working on the poat, and as such Shri B.P. Patcl was madc offlciatm.g Pi'iiicipal. II is subuiilled llial duiliig i.liis peilod llie pelilioiier was posted and she belng Uie senior was given the cliarge of Principal, Counsel for respondent No.5 points out Aat tlie postuig order of respondent No.5 clearly states this fact that respondent No.5 is being posted teiupororily as Principal on accoiint of dcatfa of thc Pnncipal Shri O.K. Tiwari. It is conlended that order of petltioner does noi state ttils facl that slie was posted on tne post of Stul G.K, 'l'iwari. Tlie gilevaiice of respondent No-5 is to the effect that these facts were suppressed by the petitioner before the Court in the petition. It is furthcr aubraittcd t-hat rcspondcnt No.5 had joincd on 07.10.2003, but the pay has not becn drawn delibcratety so as to put hlm ta great loss and humiUatlon, though as per Ajinex'ure P-6 the posts of Principal aiiu Vice-Principal ai'e Uiere. 6. It is pointed out by the leomed counsel for respondents No. 1 to 4 that Anncxure R-2 filed bv thcm. is a docuiucnt signed by the peUtioner, whereln the petltloner herself showed tvv'o sanctioned posts i.e. one post orFnncipal and one post of Vice Prindpal; t.he post of Principai is nlled in and the post. of Vice Principal is Ivina vacant. 7. Counsel for the parties admit that fhe aituation ia the 3ta.tc of Chhattisgarh is such that for soinc rcason or thc 'Ri 4 a£-8S'aiiatfr other the posts of Prijicipal are lying unfiUed because of non- availabUity of pcrsons and thc Lccturcrs arc bcfag givcn thc clicu'ges accorduig i.o tlicir seiuority. o. So far as drawing of salan.' of respondent no.5 1s concerned, this was brought to tlie notice of tliis Cou't aiid fhis Court on 22/3/2004 has passed the order that the salary of respondent no.5 would now be drawn as per Annexure P-6 dated 19/11/2003, Ifnot drawn, it bc drawn iiniacdiatcly by the Staie. 9, So far as postings of petitioner and respondent no.5 ai'e concemed, petitioner and respondent No.5 both state fhat the entire matter be enquired t>v the State and re-examined kccpuig in vicw t.hc scniority ofthc rcapcctivc paTtics and clcar & iinainbiguous orders inay be passed as early as possible to avoid the sltuation prevalllng in the school. Let that be done as expeditiously as possible preferably within 15 days from the date of production of copy of this order. 10. Accordingly, eubject to above directions, thie petition stands disposcd of at this sta.ge. -7^ e Handc/-