WP(C) 6601/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B. K.SHARMA Heard Mr M Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr AD Choudhur y, learned Standing Counsel for the education department. Also heard Mr SK Roy, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no.4. The petitioner is the President of Rangamati High School in the district of Dhubri. The managing committee of the school was constituted on 20.8.2009, a nd the said committee was approved on 28.10.2009 by the Inspector of Schools, Dh ubri District Circle, Dhubri. Thereafter, the committee was dissolved by the imp ugned order dated 3rd December, 2010(Annexure 3) on the ground of there being pu blic complaint. However, before dissolving the managing committee, he was not ap praised of the contents of the public complaints allegedly made against him. Thi s Court, while entertaining the writ petition, by order dated 10th December, 201 0, suspended the impugned order dated 3rd December, 2010. In the counter-affidavit filed by the official and the private responden t, it has been contended that there was irregularity in the matter of appointmen t and adjustment of certain teachers, and the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school took a resolution against such appointment and adjustment. It has al so been contended that the same was conveyed to the managing committee of the sc hool. However, the plea of the petitioner that he was not appraised of any publi c complaint as recorded in the impugned order has not been denied, but there was gross violation of the principles of natural justice. Although, Mr SK Roy, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no.4, has referred to Rule 6 of the Assam Aided Higher Secondary, High and Middle Engl ish Schools Management Rules, 1976, so as to contend that the Inspector of Schoo ls is empowered to dissolve and reconstitute a managing committee at any time, b ut the said power cannot be exercised arbitrarily. In the instant case, the committee was dissolved on the ground of public complaint and thus a prejudice was caused to the managing committee and that to o without affording any opportunity of being heard. The said managing committee is now left with only about 9 months of its life-span. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of by setting aside and quashing the impugned order dated 3rd December, 2010(Annexure 3). However, ther e shall be no order as to costs.