HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 837 of 2008 (M/S) Joga Singh …. Petitioner Versus Joint Director of Education, Kumaun Mandal at Nainital and another … Respondents Mr. B.D. Upadhyay, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/respondents. 20th March, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. The petitioner alleges himself to be the Manager of an elected committee of management of a Junior High School, namely, “Madhyamic Vidyalaya Devikhal” which is admittedly under grant-in-aid. It is the case of the petitioner that certain complaints were made regarding the election of the committee of management and consequently, the concerned education authority passed an order dated 20.11.2002 for single operation of bank account and directed the petitioner to conduct fresh election. It is this order which has been challenged by the petitioner in the present writ petition. Admittedly no interim order was passed in this present petition. The writ petition remained pending for the last more than six years. Counter affidavit by the State Counsel is also on record. However, considering the fact that much water has flown between year 2002 and present and even assuming for the sake of argument that there was no anomaly in the election of the committee of management, the term of the committee of management, in any case, has come to an end. Therefore, it is necessary in the interest of justice that the District Education Officer, Almora be directed to conduct the election of the committee of management in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. 2 It is made clear that the District Education Officer is fully empowered to take any measure under the law including induction of new members in accordance to the scheme of administration and in accordance with law by clearly advertising the same in two daily newspapers which are widely circulated in district Almora and the State of Uttarakhand. It is brought to the notice of the Court that the District Education Officer is not a party to the writ petition. The District Education Officer, in fact, is a new nomenclature being given to the education authority in Uttarakhand. The party which has been impleaded is “Zila Basic Shiksha Adhikari”. However, the District Education Officer will be deemed to be a party to the writ petition and the present orders are to be complied with by him. With these observations, writ petition is disposed of finally. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 20.3.2009